# NTSB ANC81DAG80: Maule M-5, N9027E, Iliamna, AK, September 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1981
- Place: Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1868   81/9/8  NR.ILIAMNA,AK         MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 685
        TIME - 1600                    N9027E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ILIAMNA,AK                   LAKE CLARK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- L WING STRUCK BRUSH ON L SIDE OF LNDG STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9027E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9027E), registered now, S/N 7074C, built 1977 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810908058089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908058089A), Sep 8, 1981: Maule M5235C, Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. During landing, wing struck high vegetation dragging aircraft off side of runway and causing it to flip inverted.

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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