# Accident 19810908058089A: Maule M5235C, Iliamna, AK, September 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9027E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9027E) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 238 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908058089A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, WING STRUCK HIGH VEGETATION DRAGGING AIRCRAFT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AND CAUSING IT TO FLIP 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 ANC81DAG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG80), Sep 8, 1981: Maule M-5 (N9027E), Iliamna, 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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