# Accident 20071007824679A: Maule M5220C, Chuathbaluk, AK, October 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2007, 20:15 local time
- Place: Chuathbaluk, AK
- Airport: Chuathbaluk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5789° N, 159.2156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5789&lon=-159.2156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62029-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-220C (registry code 5460133, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007824679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT IS OUT OF TOWN. STILL TRYING TO CONTACT OWNER. WILL UPDATE WHEN INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 ANC08LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA003), Oct 8, 2007: Maule M-5-220C (N62029), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel tank selection and fuel starvation, while doing touch-and-go landings.

## Other reports on N62029 (3)

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

- [Incident 19821015058799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015058799I), Oct 15, 1982: Maule M5220C (N62029), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. On roll out a gust of wind raised left wing catching right wing tip. Aircraft ground looped.
- [Incident 19820220007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220007139I), Feb 20, 1982: Maule M5220C (N62029), Iuka, MS, Minor damage. Aircraft weather vaned on crosswind landing. Failed to correct. Left the runway and went off 3 foot bank.
- [Incident 19790522027789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522027789I), May 22, 1979: Maule M5180C (N62029), Bristol, PA, Minor damage. Hard landing caused landing gear to collapse.

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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