Maule M-5-235C accident near Point Mackenzie, Alaska, September 13, 2025
On September 13, 2025 at about 8:28 pm local time, a 1976 Maule M-5-235C, registered N343GA, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach (VFR pattern base) near Point Mackenzie, Alaska (Goose Bay airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 13, 2025 · about 8:28 pm local time
- Place
- Point Mackenzie, Alaska · Goose Bay · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Maule M-5-235C, built 1976 · all M-5-235Cs on the register
- Registration
- N343GA · registry record · serial 7009C
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On September 13, 2025, about 12:28 Alaska daylight time, a Maule M5-235C airplane, N343GA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Point McKenzie, Alaska. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, the airplane departed Merrill Field (MRI) Anchorage, Alaska at around 12:20 and was en route to land at a private strip near Point McKenzie Alaska. The pilot reported that he was going to land to the south and was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern at about 80 knots with one notch of flaps extended. As the pilot maneuvered the airplane on the base leg of the traffic pattern about 300-400 feet agl (above ground level), he slowed to about 65 knots and added the second notch of flaps, the airplane immediately rolled to the left. The pilot attempted to recover the airplane; however, the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest on a northerly heading (see figure 1). The wreckage has been recovered, and a postaccident wreckage examination is pending. Figure 1 Accident airplane
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Aerodynamic stall/spin during approach (VFR pattern base) defining event
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,749.1 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 16, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 2,500 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: MRI Anchorage AK at 8:20 pm
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,000 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.80 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 am from PAMR, 9 miles away
Weather report (METAR): PAMR 131853Z 04003KT 10SM OVC008 09/07 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP093 T00890067
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC25LA105.