# NTSB ANC26LA099: Maule M-5-210C, N420KB, Venetie, AK, August 31, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 31, 2026, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Venetie, AK
- Coordinates: 67.70988, -146.93869
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.7099&lon=-146.9387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA099
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203772/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA099

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-5-210C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=5460134), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N420KB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420KB), registered now, S/N 6097C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-210C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6097C
- Year built: 1975
- Airframe hours: 1194.7
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 16, 2026, 20 hours before
- Destination: CXF, Coldfoot, AK
- Airport: NONE, Remote Strip
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.68 inHg
- Observed at: ARC, 39 nm away
- METAR: PARC 312256Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM OVC060 09/01 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP084 T00890011 TSNO

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260831012409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260831012409A), Aug 31, 2026: Maule M-5-210C, Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. During a southeast departure from a remote unimproved airstrip near Arctic Village, the aircraft experienced a loss of directional control on the takeoff roll.…

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.

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