# NTSB ANC79FAG11: Maule M-4, N2048U, Palmer, AK, October 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1978
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FAG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3043  78/10/13   PALMER,AK           MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N2048U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMER,AK                   RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2048U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048U-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 2042C, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palmer

## 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 19781013029069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013029069A), Oct 13, 1978: Maule M4T, Palmer,Ak, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2048U (1)

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 ANC97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA142), Sep 4, 1997: Maule ML-4-220C (N2048U), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent swerve during landing on calm water. A factor was the pilot's lack of certification in single engine seaplanes.

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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