Maule M5 N51637
3 September 1994 · Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1994 at about 03:00 local time, a Maule M5 registered N51637 was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.2000, -154.2808
- Aircraft
- Maule M5
- Registration
- N51637
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ANC94LA128
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A RIDGE AND THE LANDING AREA WAS ROUGHER THAN HE EXPECTED. UPON LANDING THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE WHEELS BENT THE WING STRUTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1994 | Maule M5-235C | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Lewis, Nancy H. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1995 | Maule M5-210C | Westcliffe, Colorado, United States | Richard C. Hepworth | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1993 | Maule M5 | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | Sperber, Eugene J., JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1993 | Maule M5 | Chena Hot Sprng, Alaska, United States | Seeley, Christopher R. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1992 | Maule M5-180C | Garden Valley, Idaho, United States | Kurt C. Larson | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1992 | Maule M5-180C | San Jose, California, United States | El Toro Marine Aero Club | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | Maynard, Roger L. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-12 | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | Alaska Safari, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Cessna 140 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Moore, Charles D. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | 4W Air | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Hulbert, Ward A. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1994 | Cessna 182B | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Charlton, Albert J. | No injuries | - |