# NTSB ANC78DAH03: Maule M-5, N369X, Lake Iliamna, AK, August 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1978
- Place: Lake Iliamna, AK · LAKE ILIAMNA, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAH03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4065  78/8/25  NR.LAKE ILIAMNA,AK    MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 275
        TIME - 1030                    N369X               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LAKE ILIAMNA,AK              LAKE ILIAMNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N369X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369X-1988-06-03), registration cancelled 1988-06-03, S/N 7006C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (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 19780825022139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825022139A), Aug 25, 1978: Maule M5235C, Lake Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N369X (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC82DAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG48), Aug 22, 1982: Maule M-5 (N369X), Nera Kenai, AK, minor damage, 1 fatal

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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