# NTSB ANC75DAG89: Maule M4-210, N9808M, Copper Center, AK, May 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1975
- Place: Copper Center, AK · COPPER CENTER, AK
- Location: 62.0081° N, 145.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copper Center, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0081&lon=-145.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0917   75/5/6    COPPER CENTER,AK    MAULE M4-210        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N9808M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TONSINA LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                COPPER CENTER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LND HALFWAY DWN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9808M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9808M), registered now, S/N 1041 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4-210
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (registry code 5460108) (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: Tonsina Lodge

## 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 19750506011419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750506011419A), May 6, 1975: Maule M4210, Copper Center, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd halfway dwn rwy.

## Other investigations on N9808M (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 ANC94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA076), Jul 7, 1994: Maule M-4-210 (N9808M), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT FITTINGS AS A RESULT OF THE IMPROPER WELDS BY THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR FACILITY. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT THAT PRECIPITATED THE GEAR FAILURE WERE THE…
- [NTSB ANC76DAG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG64), Nov 10, 1975: Maule M-4210 (N9808M), Anchorage, 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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