Maule M-5-235C N9138E

Summary

On 14 July 2009 at about 04:45 local time, a Maule M-5-235C registered N9138E was involved in an accident near Whitehorse, Canada. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 July 2009 at 04:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Whitehorse, Canada

Coordinates

61.7094, -135.0739

Aircraft

Maule M-5-235C

Registration

N9138E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Whitehorse

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC09WA063

1 person died.

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

On July 13, 2009, about 2145 pacific daylight time, a float-equipped Maule M-5-235C airplane, N9138E, nosed over and partially sank while landing on Kluane Lake, about 127 miles northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. Of the two people aboard, the pilot sustained serious injuries, and the one passenger sustained fatal injuries. This report is for information purposes only. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and contains only the information released by, or obtained from, the Government of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada (819) 994-4252

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.