# Accident 19960824023809A: Maule M7235, Barrow, AK, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Airport: Etivluk Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 71.2790° N, 156.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2790&lon=-156.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5656A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5656A-1997-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824023809A

## Narrative

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

FLYING IN SEVERE WINDS AND TURBULENCE. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC96FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA131), Aug 24, 1996: Maule M-7 (N5656A), Barrow, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and resultant flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors associated with the accident were: high winds and terrain induced turbulence.

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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