# Accident 19950920032659A: Maule M7235, Aniak, AK, September 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R9TC
- Location: 61.2108° N, 149.2497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2108&lon=-149.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56564, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56564-2004-03-19) (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: 2,337 total, 2,064 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920032659A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO RISING TERRAIN DUE WIND DIRECTION. UNABLE OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. LAND ON ROUGH UPSLOPE. DAMAGE STRUCTURE.

## 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 ANC95LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA172), Sep 21, 1995: Maule M-7-235 (N56564), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation. Factors associated with the accident were: the box canyon, rising terrain, wind gusts, and downdrafts.

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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