# Incident 19910425036509I: Maule M7235, Hinchinbrook Is, AK, April 25, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1991, 17:22 local time
- Place: Hinchinbrook Is, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3819° N, 146.4569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinchinbrook Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3819&lon=-146.4569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5657A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5657A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425036509I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL DITCH IN BEACH SAND ON TAKEOFF ROLL. BROKE LEFT GEAR. CAME TO REST ON RIGHT MAIN.

## Other reports on N5657A (4)

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

- [Accident 20030918027689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030918027689A), Sep 18, 2003: Maule M7235 (N5657A), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During departure from a remote airstrip, the aircraft engine lost power. The pilot stated that the loss of power was due to fuel starvation. While…
- [Accident 19991115046729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991115046729A), Nov 15, 1999: Maule M7235 (N5657A), Palmer, AK, No damage. (-23) On November 15, 1999 at approximately 1210 Alaska daylight time, a Maule M-7 airplane, N5657A, sustained substantial damage when it impacted with trees…
- [Accident 19910824039829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824039829A), Aug 24, 1991: Maule M7235 (N5657A), Mystic Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway on liftoff tail dragged in bushes. Stalled and hit ground. Blames a wind shift to a tailwind.
- [Incident 19860717085099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717085099I), Jul 17, 1986: Maule M7235 (N5657A), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. Float plane nosed over while turning in strong wind and large waves.

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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