- Date
- August 24, 1991, 16:00 local (Aug 25, 1991, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mystic Pass, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5657AMaule M-7-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910824039829A
- Case key
- 5610
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Probable cause
The pilot lost control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was unfavorable wind and turbulence.
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 pilot stated that just after the airplane lifted off the ground, the 30 knot headwind changed to a crosswind. The airplane was blown off the side of the strip and crashed into the bushes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5657A
- Reported as
- Maule M-7-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4013C
- Airframe hours
- 1,505
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- George E. Palmer
- Registered owner
- George E. Palmer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1991 · 176 hours before
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 4,600 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 4,540 as pilot in command · 163 in the last 90 days · 63 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5657A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.