# Accident 19840831045529A: Maule M6235, Bettles, AK, August 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2394° N, 152.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2394&lon=-152.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5651D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5651D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 3 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831045529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN BEND OF RIVER, LEFT WING STRUCK OVERHANGING TREE LIMB CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 ANC84LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA151), Aug 31, 1984: Maule M-6-235 (N5651D), Bettles, 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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