# NTSB ANC74DAG21: Maule M4210C, N40684, Ninilchik, AK, August 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Ninilchik, AK · NINILCHIK, AK
- Location: 60.0514° N, 151.6689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ninilchik, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0514&lon=-151.6689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG21-201624

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2855  73/8/17  NR.NINILCHIK,ALAS     MAULE M4210C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1400
        TIME - 1700                    N40684              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NINILCHIK,ALAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BOUNCED ON MARGINAL STRIP.GO ARND INTO RISING TERRAIN,R GR CTC GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40684](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40684), registered now, S/N 1083C, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (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: Strip

## 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 19730817030229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817030229A), Aug 17, 1973: Maule M4T, Ninilchik, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced on marginal Strip. Go arnd into rising terrain,r gr ctc grnd.

## Other investigations on N40684 (2)

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 ANC09CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA029), Apr 4, 2009: Maule M-4-210C (N40684), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitably rough and snow-covered landing area.
- [NTSB FTW87LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA169), Jul 10, 1987: Maule M-4-210C (N40684), Houston, TX, 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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