# NTSB ANC78DA035: Maule M4210C, N9842M, Bethel, AK, April 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3595  78/4/30    BETHEL,AK           MAULE M4210C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 940
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9842M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPAKIAK,AK                 BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- L HORIZ STAB FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9842M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9842M-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 1025C, built 1966 (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

## 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 19780430040459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430040459A), Apr 30, 1978: Maule M4T, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. L horiz stab failed.

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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