# Accident 19760927032059A: Maule M5210C, Candle, AK, September 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1976
- Place: Candle, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 65.9133° N, 161.9244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Candle, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.9133&lon=-161.9244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52MD-1977-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,170 total, 600 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760927032059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE TO FUEL LEAKING IN COCKPIT. LDG AREA TOO SHORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC76DAA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA64), Sep 27, 1976: Maule M-5 (N52MD), Candle, AK, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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