# Accident 19880916051219A: Maule M5235C, Porcupine Butte, AK, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Porcupine Butte, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N56304, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916051219A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED AIRCRAFT ONTO LANDING STRIP. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE GEAR AND BENT A WING STRUT.

## 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 ANC88LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA144), Sep 17, 1988: Maule M-5-235C (N56304), Porcupine Butte, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56304 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840308005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840308005019A), Mar 8, 1984: Maule M5235C (N56304), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Struck the ground while circlilng at a low altitude while the passenger was taking photos.

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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