- Date
- February 25, 1981
- Place
- New Stuyahok, AK · NEW STUYAHOK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5629VMaule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810225008769A
- Case key
- 126802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0403 81/2/25 NEW STUYAHOK,AK MAULE M-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 157 TIME - 1015 N5629V PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW STUYAHOK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DILLINGHAM,AK NEW STUYAHOK,AK EKWOK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 60 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- GUSTS TO 16 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5629V
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Stuyahok
N5629VRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Maule M-5-235CAirframe modelMaule M-5-235CEngine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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