# Accident 19850831056149A: Maule M5210C, Cape Yakataga, AK, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 16:40 local time
- Place: Cape Yakataga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0664° N, 142.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Yakataga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0664&lon=-142.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51566, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51566-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 682 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831056149A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE WASH OUT ON GRAVEL RUNWAY. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC85LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA166), Sep 1, 1985: Maule M-5 (N51566), Cape Yakataga, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51566 (3)

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

- [Accident 19950902048949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902048949A), Sep 2, 1995: Maule M5210C (N51566), Silvercliffe, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Airman turned off runway onto what appeared to be the graded, unpaved taxiway to parking. Due to inadequate markings on this private airport, the area…
- [Incident 19810304033439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304033439I), Mar 4, 1981: Maule M5210C (N51566), Gulkana, AK, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control on landing. Aircraft swerved to the right and struck a snow bank.
- [Accident 19770913025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770913025929A), Sep 13, 1977: Maule M5210C (N51566), Hayes River, AK, Substantial damage. 900FT River sandbar. Wind gusting 15K.

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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