- Date
- September 17, 1978
- Place
- Sterling, AK · STERLING, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9070EMaule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780917040539A
- Case key
- 139948
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3863 78/9/17 NR.STERLING,AK MAULE M-5 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 162 TIME - 0830 N9070E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP STERLING,AK LOCAL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- MOOSE SPOTTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9070E
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9070ERegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Maule M-5-235CAirframe modelMaule M-5-235CEngine modelLycoming 0-540 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.