# Accident 19800909044099A: Maule M5235C, Big Delta, AK, September 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Delta, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.1525° N, 145.8422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Delta, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1525&lon=-145.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N388X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 50 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909044099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING ON LAKE.FLOAT DUG IN AND FLIPPED AIRPLANE INVERTED.

## 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 ANC80DAA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA27), Sep 9, 1980: Maule M-5 (N388X), Big Delta, AK, substantial damage

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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