# NTSB ANC09WA063: Maule M-5-235C, N9138E, Whitehorse, Canada, July 14, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 13, 2009, 21:45 local (Jul 14, 2009, 04:45 UTC)
- Place: Whitehorse, Canada
- Coordinates: 61.709445, -135.073883 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7094&lon=-135.0739&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Transport Safety Board (TSB)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC09WA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74286/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09WA063

## Factual narrative

On July 13, 2009, about 2145 pacific daylight time, a float-equipped Maule M-5-235C airplane, N9138E, nosed over and partially sank while landing on Kluane Lake, about 127 miles northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. Of the two people aboard, the pilot sustained serious injuries, and the one passenger sustained fatal injuries. This report is for information purposes only. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and contains only the information released by, or obtained from, the Government of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada (819) 994-4252

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9138E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9138E-2021-09-04), registration cancelled 2021-09-04, S/N 7109C, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-235C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7109C
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 SERIES 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Horn Steven C
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Anchorage, AK
- Destination: Whitehorse
- Flight plan: VFR

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