- Date
- September 13, 1977
- Place
- Hayes River, AK · HAYES RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51566Maule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770913025929A
- Case key
- 145367
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3121 77/9/13 NR.HAYES RIVER,AK MAULE M-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3788 TIME - 1630 N51566 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAYES RIVER,AK KAHILTNA RIVER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 900FT RIVER SANDBAR.WIND GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51566
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N51566Registration cancelled Mar 27, 2018 · Maule M-5-210CAirframe modelMaule M-5-210CEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N51566 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW95LA378Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWestcliffe, COFailure by the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during taxi. A factor was lack of experience in make and model aircraft.NTSB ANC85LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCape Yakataga, AKThe plt reported that he started to depart from a gravel strip, then elected to abort the takeoff. While rolling on the ground, the acft hit a 'wash-out' which bent a structural tube on the landing gear assembly.