# Accident 20050101001019A: Maule M7235B, Chickaloon, AK, January 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0000° N, 146.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0000&lon=-146.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4262D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4262D-2011-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235B
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050101001019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 1, 2005, AT ABOUT 1400 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED MAULE M-7 AIRPLANE, N4262D, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH POWER LINES, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND, AT MILE 121 OF THE GLENN HIGHWAY.

## 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 ANC05LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA021), Jan 1, 2005: Maule M-7 (N4262D), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines, and an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. A factor…

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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