# Accident 19890824031559A: Maule M5235C, Fairbanks, AK, August 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1989, 21:25 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8093° N, 147.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8093&lon=-147.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9114E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9114E) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 235 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890824031559A

## Narrative

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

MADE TOO WIDE CIRCLE ON RIVER WHILE STEP TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF RAN INTO BANK AND TREES ON RIVER EDGE.

## 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 ANC89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA149), Aug 25, 1989: Maule M-5-235C (N9114E), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TOO FAST TO NEGOTIATE A BEND IN THE RIVER. TREES & THE RIVER BANK WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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