- Date
- August 24, 1989, 21:25 local (Aug 25, 1989, 05:25 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9114EMaule M-5-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890824031559A
- Case key
- 5246
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Probable cause
The pilot was taxiing too fast to negotiate a bend in the river. Trees & the river bank were contributing factors.
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.
Analysis
The plt rprtd he was step taxiing on the chena river while proceeding to a straight area on the river to take off. Before reaching the straight area, there was a right bend in the river. About halfway thru the turn, the plt realized that even with full right rudder, the acft would not turn sharp enough to maintain sufficient separation from the left bank which had overhanging trees. Subsequently, it struck 'land and trees' on the left side & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9114E
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7101C
- Airframe hours
- 1,732
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J1, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry, Dale
- Registered owner
- Dale, Henry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 19, 1989 · 68 hours before
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 320 total · 235 in this make and model · 243 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °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.