# NTSB ANC73FAG92: Maule M-4, N40347, Pilot Point, AK, May 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Pilot Point, AK · PILOT POINT, AK
- Location: 57.5411° N, 157.7228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5411&lon=-157.7228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73FAG92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAG92

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2504  73/5/12  NR.PILOT POINT,ALAS   MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 980
        TIME - 1600                    N40347              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PILOT POINT,ALAS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SOURCE OF ENG FIRE UNDTRMD.ACFT CONSUMED BY FIRE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40347](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40347-2011-08-02), registration cancelled 2011-08-02, S/N 2124C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pilot Point

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730512020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512020289A), May 12, 1973: Maule M4220C, Pilot Point, AK, Destroyed. Source of eng fire undtrmd. Acft consumed by fire

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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