19830531021369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-235C · Fairbanks, AK · May 31, 1983

Date
May 31, 1983 · 12:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N81CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83LA087
Reported as
Maule M5235C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total215 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost control on takeoff in gusty crosswind. Aircraft cartwheeled. Crosswind component was excessive.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS EXCESSIVE.

NTSB investigation

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