- Date
- June 20, 1985, 00:45 local (08:45 UTC)
- Place
- Theodore River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N6101MMaule M-5
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850620026529A
- Case key
- 4412
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Proper climb rate - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot caught left wing tip while turning to land and lost control of the airplane crashing into turg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6101M
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7149C
- Airframe hours
- 502
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J2A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce Gaylord Frenzel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 18, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- Theodore River, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 119 total · 56 in this make and model · 78 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.