# NTSB ANC77FAA20: Maule M-4, N9804M, Fairbanks, AK, May 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77FAA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1611  77/5/19    FAIRBANKS,AK        MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 0923                    N9804M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILLIPS FIELD,AK           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9804M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9804M), registered now, S/N 1037, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- 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: Metro Airport

## 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 19770519016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519016999A), May 19, 1977: Maule M4210, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage

## 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 ANC76DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG88), Feb 7, 1976: Maule M-4210 (N9804M), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72DAG90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG90), Feb 11, 1972: Maule M4-210 (N9804M), 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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