# Accident 19950517012819A: Maule M5235C, Anchorage, AK, May 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1995, 17:49 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1610° N, 149.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1610&lon=-149.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6248M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 16 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950517012819A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED FLOATPLANE ON TUNDRA. FIRST FLIGHT OFF SEASON. JUST OUT OF ANNUAL. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ANC95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA055), May 18, 1995: Maule M-5-235-C (N6248M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N6248M (1)

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

- [Incident 20050408005169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050408005169I), Apr 8, 2005: Maule M5235C (N6248M), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed west of approach end of runway 36 at King Salmon Airport with gear problem. Aircraft nosed over and damaged prop after landing.

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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