# Accident 19931002037319A: Maule M6235, Merril Pass, AK, October 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Merril Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2198° N, 149.8510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2198&lon=-149.8510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5647N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5647N-1994-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,309 total, 242 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931002037319A

## Narrative

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

FLEW UP A BLIND CANYON IN MVFR. STRUCK CANYON WALL TRYING TO TURN AROUND WAS TRYING TO NEGOTIATE MERRILL PASS.

## 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 ANC94FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA001), Oct 2, 1993: Maule M-6-235 (N5647N), Merrill Pass, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE WHITEOUT WEATHER CONDITION.

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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