# Accident 19910924043149A: Maule M5210C, Purkeypile Mine, AK, September 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Purkeypile Mine, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9202° N, 159.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9202&lon=-159.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51645, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51645-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,595 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910924043149A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT GRAVEL BAR LANDING AREA AND RAN INTO A DITCH.

## 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 ANC91LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA154), Sep 25, 1991: Maule M-5 (N51645), Purkeypile Mine, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE GRAVEL BAR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INATTENTIVENESS AND THE DITCH IN THE GRAVEL BAR.

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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