# Accident 20070813017569A: Maule M5180C, Cane Creek, AK, August 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cane Creek, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.7600° N, 145.3347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.7600&lon=-145.3347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5660F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5660F-2008-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5180C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 280 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070813017569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF STEEP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 4500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ON CANE CREEK, ALASKA (N 68.43.8 W 145.15.77). AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE BURNED ON IMPACT AND AIRCRAFT IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. 2 FATAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC07FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA082), Aug 14, 2007: Maule M-5-180C (N5660F), Arctic Village, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/spin while maneuvering.

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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