ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316483
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| Date: | Saturday 1 July 2023 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-4-210C Rocket |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N40661 |
| MSN: | 2173C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1595 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Coldfoot, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (83AK) |
| Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot performed a low pass over a highway. During climbout, the pilot maintained an excessive angle of attack and the airplane veered left and impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left elevator. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack on climbout, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC23LA048
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N40661
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2016 | N40661 | 0 | Talkeetna, Alaska | |
sub | |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2023 11:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 22-Dec-2023 11:17 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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