# Accident 19840831045519A: Maule M6235, Kiana, AK, August 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1984, 13:29 local time
- Place: Kiana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9805° N, 160.4302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9805&lon=-160.4302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56490-1990-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,709 total, 800 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831045519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA150), Aug 31, 1984: Maule M-6 (N56490), Kiana, 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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