# Accident 19810613032389A: Maule M5235C, Zachary Bay, AK, June 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Zachary Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6201M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6201M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 150 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810613032389A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK DURING PRACTICE BEACH LANDING. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER INTO SURF.

## 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 ANC81DAG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG43), Jun 13, 1981: Maule M-5 (N6201M), Zachery Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6201M (1)

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

- [Accident 20230726015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230726015509A), Jul 26, 2023: Maule M-5-235C (N6201M), Orcas Island, WA, Substantial damage. On July 26, 2023 while sightseeing with (1) pax around Orcas Island, WA. PIC lost engine power about 3 miles out at an altitude of 900-1000 feet from Orcas…

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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