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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-6-235 · Kiana, AK · August 31, 1984

Date
August 31, 1984 · 13:29 local
Place
Kiana, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56490
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA150
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540W1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,709 total800 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit en route. Crash landed in sand dunes monument area. Possible water in fuel. No mechanical defects.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN SAND DUNES MONUMENT AREA. POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.