# Accident 20260403003839A: Maule M-7-235, Wasilla, AK, April 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2026, 13:19 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Cizek North
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6337° N, 149.6818° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6337&lon=-149.6818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93ML) (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 M-7-235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,375 total, 180 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260403003839A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM ALASKA LOCAL TIME, A MAULE M7-235 AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM 6AK9 AIRPORT UNDER SNOW-PACKED CONDITIONS. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 37°F, AND THE SKIES WERE CLEAR. DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED A REDUCTION IN POWER AT ROTATION, TRIGGERING AN ALARM. DETERMINING THAT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF WAS NOT AN OPTION, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD MORE FLAPS TO CLEAR THE TREES BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREELINE AND CAME TO REST IN THE TREES. SHOULD THE CAUSE OF REDUCTION IN POWER AT ROTATION BE DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.

## 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 ANC26LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA029), Apr 3, 2026: Maule M-7-235 (N93ML), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N93ML (1)

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

- [Incident 20100419033489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100419033489I), Apr 19, 2010: Maule M-7-235 (N93ML), John Day, OR, Minor damage. The pilot-in-command of N93ML obtained weather and wind from AWOS. Wind reported 360 at 11 knots. On crosswind the PIC received airport advisory with wind 360…

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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