# Incident 19861015059859I: Maule M5210C, Ambler, AK, October 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ambler, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.0808° N, 157.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0808&lon=-157.9065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015059859I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MIXTURE AT FULL RICH AND MAGNETOS ON WHILE REMOVING SNOW. BUMPED PROP. ENGINE STARTED. TAXIED INTO RIVER.

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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