NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC91LA078
Registry · N40304
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MAULE M-4-220C
Year of manufacture
1971 · 20 years old at event
Engine
FRANKLIN 6A-350SER (235 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4BA3B
Registrant of record
HOWARD NATHAN L
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AND EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIGH VEGETATION.
Factual narrative
SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA NEXT TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS REVEALED THAT BOTH FLOATS HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THEM. THE PIC STATED HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT BY 200 POUNDS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1991_ANC91LA078.txt.
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