- Date
- July 2, 1982, 11:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6172MMaule M-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820702026939A
- Case key
- 70650
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Earlier in the day the plt returned from a flt after experiencing a rough running eng & changed the spark plugs. The acft again departed the chena marina arpt. Witnesses observed the acft level off approximately 300 to 350 ft AGL. One witness observed the acft pitching up & down erractically as it leveled off. The acft then entered a right bank & was rolling out after a 90 deg heading change when the eng sputtered & quit. The nose of the acft dropped & the acft fell in a nearly vertical attitude. Eng examination revealed evidence of water & rust contamination in the carburetor & fuel pump. It is estimated that the acft was 379 pounds over max gross weight & the aft CG exceeded by 1.3 inches.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6172M
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7184C
- Airframe hours
- 744
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Doug W. Wrate
- Registered owner
- Doug W. Wrate
- Departed
- Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- Lake Illiama, AK
- Airport
- Chena Marina, runway 19, 4,700 × 0 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,344 total · 730 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Temperature
- 151 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.