- Date
- June 20, 1981
- Place
- Eagle River, AK · EAGLE RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6272MMaule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810620034019A
- Case key
- 125642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1388 81/6/20 EAGLE RIVER,AK MAULE M-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 145 TIME - 0640 N6272M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLOW,AK EAGLE RIVER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- HIT BRUSH NR APCH END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6272M
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eagle River
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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