# NTSB ANC81DA035: Maule M-4, N9820M, Harrison Smt, AK, March 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1981
- Place: Harrison Smt, AK · HARRISON SMT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0523  81/3/19    HARRISON SMT,AK     MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 365
        TIME - 1600                    N9820M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISON SMT,AK             CENTRAL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTD TKOF FRM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9820M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- 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 19810319011239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319011239A), Mar 19, 1981: Maule M4, Central, AK, Substantial damage. Ski-equipped airplane struck snowdrift on edge of road on takeoff. Ground-looped.

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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