Maule M-6 N56490

Summary

On 31 August 1984 at about 21:00 local time, a Maule M-6 registered N56490 was involved in an accident near Kiana, Alaska, 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

31 August 1984 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kiana, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

66.9805, -160.4302

Aircraft

Maule M-6

Registration

N56490

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dahl Creek → Kotzebue

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC84LA150

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 ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE KOBUK SAND DUNES AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE FLT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT, SPUTTERED ONCE, PICKED UP RPM AND THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PROP WINDMILLED UNTIL GROUND CONTACT. IN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, THE PLT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO BOTH, TURNED THE BOOST PUMP ON AND PUSHED THE MIXTURE TOFULL RICH. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. AFTER THE LANDING THE PLT HIRED A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. THE PLT THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE WATER IN THE FUEL. THE ACFT REPORTEDLY HAD 43 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT DEPARTURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.