Maule M-5-210C N314X

Summary

On 4 January 1984 at about 20:00 local time, a Maule M-5-210C registered N314X, operated by Aksel Sorensen, was involved in an accident near Fortuna, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 January 1984 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fortuna, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

48.9101, -103.7705

Aircraft

Maule M-5-210C

Registration

N314X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aksel Sorensen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA101

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.