# Accident 19910629025209A: Maule MX7235, Blair Lakes, AK, June 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Blair Lakes, AK
- Airport: Blair Lakes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9004° N, 148.1595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9004&lon=-148.1595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5665A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5665A-2015-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,338 total, 99 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629025209A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART NARROW UNIMPROVED BUSH STRIP. WING STRUCK WILLOWS AND ROTATED AIRCRAFT INTO LARGER TREES.

## 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 ANC91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA084), Jun 29, 1991: Maule MX-7-235 (N5665A), Blair Lakes, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ASSURE SUFFICIENT OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE FOR HIS AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION.

## Other reports on N5665A (1)

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

- [Accident 20140619008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140619008849A), Jun 19, 2014: Maule MX-7-235 (N5665A), Port Orchard, WA, Substantial damage. During the landing sequence while in ground effect a gust of wind caught N5665A and blew the aircraft into the trees along side the runway.

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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