- Date
- January 4, 1984, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fortuna, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N314XMaule M-5-210C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840104006119A
- Case key
- 16345
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made an off arpt landing on upward sloping terrain which was covered with aprx 4 inches of snow. About 1/2 hr later, he initiated a takeoff on a different section of the field on downward sloping terrain. The snow in that area was initially 4 inches deep, but deepened to about 8 inches & slowed the acft. The plt aborted the takeoff, but before stopping, the plane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N314X
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6134C
- Airframe hours
- 383
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aksel Sorensen
- Registered owner
- Lawrence Drilling Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 5, 1983
- Departed
- 1SN · Williston, ND
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 645 total · 169 in this make and model · 585 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -11 °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.