# NTSB ANC80FAD05: Maule M-5, N9234E, Yakutat, AK, April 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1980
- Place: Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FAD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1737  80/4/10    YAKUTAT,AK          MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 182
        TIME - 1305                    N9234E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKUTAT SEAPLANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CORDOVA,AK                  SITKA,AK                     YAKUTAT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9234E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Yakutat Seaplane

## 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 19800410009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800410009169A), Apr 10, 1980: Maule M5235C, Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled seaplane on base leg for water landing. No airplane malfunctions found.

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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