# NTSB ANC81DAG58: Maule M-5, N6148M, Seward, AK, August 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1981
- Place: Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Location: 60.1232° N, 149.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seward, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1232&lon=-149.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1839   81/8/3  NR.SEWARD,AK          MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 540
        TIME - 1905                    N6148M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORDOVA,AK                  PORT SAN JUAN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6148M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6148M-1984-01-09), registration cancelled 1984-01-09, S/N 7172C (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810803048789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803048789A), Aug 3, 1981: Maule M5235C, Port San Juan, AK, Destroyed. Pilot made hard landing in lake. Aircraft sunk and will not be recovered.

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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