# NTSB ANC75DAG86: Maule M-5, N40667, Kenai, AK, April 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1975
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1365   75/4/4  NR.KENAI,AK           MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 232
        TIME - 0900                    N40667              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHIPE LAKE,AK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PREV LDG ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE TO CK DOWNED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40667](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40667), registered now, S/N 1081C, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750404011319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750404011319A), Apr 4, 1975: Maule M4210C, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Prev ldg on snow covered frozen lake to ck downed acft.

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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