# Accident 20030918027689A: Maule M7235, Mcgrath, AK, September 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2003, 14:20 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.7192° N, 153.6328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7192&lon=-153.6328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5657A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5657A) (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 IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030918027689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING DEPARTURE FROM A REMOTE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING RECOVERY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURY TO THE PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA119), Sep 19, 2003: Maule M-7-235 (N5657A), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper placement of the fuel selector to a nearly empty fuel tank prior to takeoff, resulting in a loss of engine power, and an in-flight collision with trees.

## Other reports on N5657A (4)

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

- [Accident 19991115046729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991115046729A), Nov 15, 1999: Maule M7235 (N5657A), Palmer, AK, No damage. (-23) On November 15, 1999 at approximately 1210 Alaska daylight time, a Maule M-7 airplane, N5657A, sustained substantial damage when it impacted with trees…
- [Accident 19910824039829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824039829A), Aug 24, 1991: Maule M7235 (N5657A), Mystic Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway on liftoff tail dragged in bushes. Stalled and hit ground. Blames a wind shift to a tailwind.
- [Incident 19910425036509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425036509I), Apr 25, 1991: Maule M7235 (N5657A), Hinchinbrook Is, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft hit a small ditch in beach sand on takeoff roll. Broke left gear. Came to rest on right main.
- [Incident 19860717085099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717085099I), Jul 17, 1986: Maule M7235 (N5657A), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. Float plane nosed over while turning in strong wind and large waves.

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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