# Accident 19830531021369A: Maule M5235C, Fairbanks, AK, May 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8092° N, 147.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8092&lon=-147.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81CD-1988-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 215 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830531021369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC83LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA087), May 31, 1983: Maule 5-235C (N81CD), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N81CD (1)

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

- [Incident 19810607051969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607051969I), Jun 7, 1981: Maule M5235C (N81CD), Malden, MO, Minor damage. Bounced, lost control of airplane. Landed sideways on final bounce. Side load collapsed landing gear.

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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