# Accident 19840616067299A: Maule M5235C, Anchorage, AK, June 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1984, 12:24 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1594° N, 149.9902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1594&lon=-149.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6229M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6229M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 700 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616067299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WITH PASSENGER AT CONTROLS RAN INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT AFTER PILOT STARTED ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING.

## 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 ANC84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA092), Jun 17, 1984: Maule M-5-235C (N6229M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6229M (1)

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

- [Incident 19800805067759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805067759I), Aug 5, 1980: Maule M5180C (N6229M), Cantwell, AK, Minor damage. Landed short of runway. Damaged gear and props.

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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