# NTSB ANC76AA006: Maule M-5, N51646, Lime Village, AK, July 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1975
- Place: Lime Village, AK · LIME VILLAGE, AK
- Location: 61.3564° N, 155.4356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lime Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3564&lon=-155.4356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1596  75/7/14    LIME VILLAGE,AK     MAULE M-5           CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 400
        TIME - 1400                    N51646              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIME VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,AK                  LIME VILLAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 15K. HIT STUMPS & LOGS SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51646](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51646-1975-08-13), registration cancelled 1975-08-13, S/N 6050C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lime Village

## 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 19750714023459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750714023459A), Jul 14, 1975: Maule M5210C, Lime Village, AK, Substantial damage. Gusting to 15K. Hit stumps & logs short of rwy.

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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