Maule M4 N9872M
2 July 1993 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1993 at about 18:00 local time, a Maule M4 registered N9872M, operated by Pfeifer, Roger A., was involved in an accident near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.8496, -154.5596
- Aircraft
- Maule M4
- Registration
- N9872M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pfeifer, Roger A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Char Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA109
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER TAXI SPEED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE STEP TAXI THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH WATER AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1993 | Maule M4 | Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United States | Thomas E. Betka | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1992 | Maule M4-210C | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | Abbott, David W. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1991 | Maule M4-220-C | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | MAX C. Lyon JR. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1991 | Maule M4-220C | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Doug & Carole Henry | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1990 | Maule M4 | Creston, Iowa, United States | Johnson, Kenneth D. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1990 | Maule M4 | L. Susitna Riv, Alaska, United States | Burts, Douglas A | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1993 | Cessna A185F | Denali Nat'l Pk, Alaska, United States | James Okonek | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1993 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Atigun Pass, Alaska, United States | Yutana Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1993 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Nikabuna Lake, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air Service Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1993 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Sanona Creek, Alaska, United States | Garfield, Wade E. | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 1993 | Interstate S-1B2 ARCTIC TERN | Talkeetna River, Alaska, United States | Franklin, Gary L. | Serious injuries | - |