# Accident 19960420008039A: Maule M5210C, Grayling, AK, April 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Grayling, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8898° N, 160.0995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8898&lon=-160.0995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9704N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9704N-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 175 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960420008039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. LANDED IN SNOW. NOSED OVER. HAD THROWN A ROD. ALTERNATOR SHAFT BROKE. FOWLED ENGINE

## 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 ANC96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA053), Apr 21, 1996: Maule M-5-210C (N9704N), Grayling, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: disintegration of the alternator drive coupling, jamming of the accessory drive gear, shearing of the oil pump drive, oil starvation, and failure of the number 6 cylinder connecting rod.…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.