Maule M4-210 N4617T
31 May 1973 · North Pole, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1973 at about 00:30 local time, a Maule M4-210 registered N4617T was involved in an accident during in flight near North Pole, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Pole, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Maule M4-210
- Registration
- N4617T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Salcha River, Alas → Fairbanks, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1551
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLOAT EQUIPT.PLT STALLED ACFT TO KEEP FM HITTINGTREES ON EDGE OF LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1973 | Maule M4 | Pine Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1973 | Maule M4-220 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1973 | Maule M4-220 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1973 | Maule M4-220 | Independence, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 May 1973 | Maule M4-220 | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1973 | Maule M4-210 | Bradenton, Florida, United States | Clark Seed COM | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |