Maule M-4-210C accident near Lime Village, Alaska, September 18, 2025
On September 18, 2025 at about 2:25 am local time, a Maule M-4-210C, registered N4612T, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Lime Village, Alaska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A collision with terrain during takeoff.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 18, 2025 · about 2:25 am local time
- Place
- Lime Village, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Maule M-4-210C · all M-4-210Cs on the register
- Registration
- N4612T · registry record · serial 1001C
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during takeoff
- Unknown or undetermined during takeoff defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Terrain › (general) › Effect on operation
- Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge › Experience/qualifications › Qualification/certification › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: unk
- Injury: unkn
Passenger
- Seat: unk
- Injury: unkn
Passenger
- Seat: unk
- Injury: unkn
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 59°F (15°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.53 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from ATK, 99 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR PATK 180253Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 15/06 A2953 RMK AO2 SLP003 T01500061 53007 TSNO $=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC25LA121.