Maule M-4-210C N4612T
18 September 2025 · Lime Village, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 2025 at about 02:25 local time, a Maule M-4-210C registered N4612T was involved in an accident near Lime Village, Alaska, United States. 3 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 02:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lime Village, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.7195, -153.3671
- Aircraft
- Maule M-4-210C
- Registration
- N4612T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC25LA121
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
A collision with terrain during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Witnesses reported a tailwheel-equipped airplane crashed on takeoff from a remote gravel bar. The non-certificated pilot did not report the accident, and the pilot and passengers did not provide statements. The wreckage was not available for examination. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wing lift struts. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2025 | Maule M-4-220C | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 1 Jul 2023 | Maule M-4-210C | Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Maule M-4-210 | Aniak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2021 | Maule M-4 | Cascade, Idaho, United States | David R Arcand | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Blue River Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Willow, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska | No injuries | - |
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