# Accident 20080927848869A: Maule M5210C, Delta Junction, AK, September 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2008, 15:41 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Airport: Delta Junction
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0353° N, 145.7336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0353&lon=-145.7336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289X-2017-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 3 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080927848869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/27/2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED UP AND DOWN THE DELTA JUNCTION AIRPORT RUNWAY 2 TIMES BEFORE TAKING OFF TO THE WEST.  ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING HIS DEPARTURE THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND BACKFIRE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE THEN PULLED SOME MIXTURE TO LEAN OUT THE FUEL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS THEN IT QUIT RUNING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED LANDED SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF DEBORAH ST. AND HESS AVE.

## 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 ANC08LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA130), Sep 27, 2008: Maule M-5-210C (N289X), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to the non-certificated pilot's inadvertent selection of the mixture control instead of the carburetor heat and his lack of training/qualification.

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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