# Accident 19910816034499A: Maule M5235C, Ruby, AK, August 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ruby, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0309° N, 154.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0309&lon=-154.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9026E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9026E-1992-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816034499A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO BANK STEEPLY AND DIVE INTO LAKE ON APPROACH. REVOKED LICENSE. PILOT AND PASSENGER HIGH ALCOHOL LEVEL.

## 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 ANC91FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA128), Aug 17, 1991: Maule M-5 (N9026E), Ruby, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL INFLIGHT DUE TO IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING AND ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT.

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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