# Accident 20010715017159A: Maule M5235C, Bettles, AK, July 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.0608° N, 151.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.0608&lon=-151.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9237E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9237E-2003-09-05) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010715017159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKE SITHYLEMENKAT, APPROXIMATELY 47 NM SOUTHEAST OF BETTLES, AK. ENROUTE TO FAIRBANKS, AK. ON CLIMBOUT, APPROXIMATELY 3-5 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE LAKE, THE FLOAT EQUIPPED MAULE M-5-235 CRASHED INTO RISING TERRAIN. THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS THAT THE AIRPLANE MAY HAVE LOST POWER DURING CLIMB, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN TOWARDS DESCENDING TERRAIN, STALLED AND CRASHED. THE PILOT AND ALL OF THE THREE PASSENGERS WER FATALITIES.

## 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 ANC01FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA084), Jul 15, 2001: Maule M-5-235C (N9237E), Bettles, AK, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane during an unknown phase of flight.

## Other reports on N9237E (2)

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

- [Accident 19990404003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990404003059A), Apr 4, 1999: Maule M5235C (N9237E), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on April 4, 1999, at 1220 Alaska daylight time, a Maule…
- [Accident 19940417011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417011019A), Apr 17, 1994: Maule M5235C (N9237E), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported boot caught on aileron cable on landing. Caused brake application. Veered. Struck sign on go around.

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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