# NTSB ANC72DAG90: Maule M4-210, N9804M, Anchorage, AK, February 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1972
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0641  72/2/11    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      MAULE M4-210        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 113
        TIME - 1330                    N9804M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- MISUSED VERNIER THROTTLE CTL DEP RAMP SPOT. HIT PARKED J-3 CUB N7123H AND C-180 N2756H,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9804M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9804M), registered now, S/N 1037, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4-210
- Registry model: [Maule BEE DEE M-4-210](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-bee-dee-m-4-210) (registry code 5460106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb

## Other investigations on N9804M (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA149), Sep 15, 1997: Maule M4-210 (N9804M), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt application of brakes during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC77FAA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAA20), May 19, 1977: Maule M-4 (N9804M), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG88), Feb 7, 1976: Maule M-4210 (N9804M), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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