- Date
- June 1, 1990, 13:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- L. Susitna Riv, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4623TMaule M4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900601017979A
- Case key
- 5374
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Probable cause
The pilot's fuel mismanagement in not having sufficient fuel to reach his destination.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was attempting to complete a flight from anchorage to mcgrath and return without refueling. He topped off the fuel tanks in anchorage prior to departure. Prior to leaving mcgrath, he visually inspected, but did not stick the tanks. He thought the fuel tanks were slightly more than one-half full. Approximately 10 miles from anchorage the engine sputtered and eventually stopped. A forced landing was made in the tundra. The pilot later stated that it is most likely that the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4623T
- Reported as
- Maule M4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 91
- Engine
- Continental O-300A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Burts, Douglas A
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- MCG · Mcgrath, AK
- Destination
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 510 total · 20 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4623T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.