# Accident 19950908028069A: Maule M7235, Aniak, AK, September 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R9TC
- Location: 61.1990° N, 158.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1990&lon=-158.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61043-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,301 total, 2,025 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908028069A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AFTER DEPARTING SHORT REMOTE STRIP. STRUCK TREES AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC95LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA161), Sep 9, 1995: Maule M-7 (N61043), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.

## Other reports on N61043 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930920035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930920035239A), Sep 20, 1993: Maule M7235 (N61043), Recluse, WY, Substantial damage. Antelope darted in front of his aircraft on landing roll. Hit brakes. Nosed over. Had locked left brake.
- [Accident 19920414010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414010019A), Apr 14, 1992: Maule M7235 (N61043), Arvada, WY, Substantial damage. Made low pass over ranch field to check surface for landing. Struck powerline on pullup. Failed to note wires.

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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