# Accident 19800511014259A: Maule M5210C, Kenai, AK, May 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9297E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9297E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D (registry code 41807, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-v4a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 40 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800511014259A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF FROM BEACH. SLANT OF BEACH CAUSED AIRPLANE TO TURN AT LIFTOFF. HIT WATER AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC80DAG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG51), May 11, 1980: Maule M-5 (N9297E), Polly Creek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9297E (1)

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

- [Accident 19840601076362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840601076362A), Jun 1, 1984: Maule M5210C (N9297E), Tyonek, AK, Destroyed. Lowered nose after initial climb and saw N4708UON intercept course. Wings collided and both aircraft crashed.

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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