Maule M6-235 N5647Y

Summary

On 9 July 1988 at about 19:50 local time, a Maule M6-235 registered N5647Y was involved in an accident near Egegik, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 1988 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Egegik, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

58.2009, -157.4108

Aircraft

Maule M6-235

Registration

N5647Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naknek → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC88LA085

Injuries not recorded.

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE BEACH, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A THREE-WHEELED SCOOTER (ATV). THE ATV WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE DRIVER OF THE ATV, AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD BOY, DIED A FEW DAYS LATER. THE ATV PASSENGER, A EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. WITNESSES NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ATV CROSSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER. THE LANDING SITE SELECTED BY THE PILOT WAS A POPULAR BEACH, NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS OF A NEARBY COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SELECTED THE BEACH FOR LANDING SO HE AND THE PAX COULD LOOK AT LOCAL FISHING SITES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.