# NTSB ANC77DAG53: Maule M-4, N40311, Glenallen, AK, March 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1977
- Place: Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0499  77/3/29  NR.GLENALLEN,AK       MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 236
        TIME - 1615                    N40311              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LOUISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE LOUISE,AK              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- SNOW COVERED ICE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40311 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Louise

## 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 19770329005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770329005909A), Mar 29, 1977: Maule M4220C, Glenallen, AK, Substantial damage. Snow covered ice strip.

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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