- Date
- July 12, 1987, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sitka, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9812MMaule M-4-210C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870712034139A
- Case key
- 40525
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Analysis
Plt was on local VFR flight plan. Witnesses observed acft flying at low level along beaches. Later, witness saw smoke rising from wooded terrain about two miles inland from nearest beach. Investigation revealed no evidence of inflight failure of malfunction of acft powerplant, structure or systems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9812M
- Reported as
- Maule M-4-210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1043
- Airframe hours
- 1,362
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-A, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George H. Rossow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1987 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- SIT · Sitka, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 10 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SIT, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.