# Accident 19780825022139A: Maule M5235C, Lake Iliamna, AK, August 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1978
- Place: Lake Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N369X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369X-1988-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825022139A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC78DAH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH03), Aug 25, 1978: Maule M-5 (N369X), Lake Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N369X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820822039889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822039889A), Aug 22, 1982: Maule M5180C (N369X), Kenai, AK, 1 fatal. Passenger departed float plane and walked into prop as he proceeded along float to beach aircraft.

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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