Accident Maule M-5-235C N77LM,
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Date:Tuesday 16 September 1986
Time:13:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Maule M-5-235C
Owner/operator:Carl Holland Jr.
Registration: N77LM
MSN: 7078C
Total airframe hrs:382 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-540
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Redoubt Bay, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Afognak Island, AK
Destination airport:Kenai, AK
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PVT PLT BECAME CAUGHT ON TOP OF A CLOUD LAYER DURING FLT AND WAS GIVEN ATC ASSITANCE. AFTER GETTING BELOW THE CLOUDS THE PLT ENCOUNTERED FOG COVERED LAND AND WATER. THE PLT LANDED THE FLOATPLANE IN SHALLOW WATER IN AN INLET. THE FLOATS HIT A SAND BAR CAUSING THE ACFT TO NOSE OVER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC86LA157
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC86LA157

Revision history:

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