Maule M-5 accident near Anchorage, Alaska, June 30, 1984
On June 30, 1984 at about 10:17 pm local time, a Maule M-5, registered N5642M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska (Campbell Lake airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 30, 1984 · about 10:17 pm local time
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · Campbell Lake · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Maule M-5 · all M-5s on the register
- Registration
- N5642M · registry record · serial 7349C
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE LANDED ON CAMPBELL LAKE, THE LEFT FLOAT HIT A SUBMERGED OBJECT. THE ACFT THEN YAWED TO THE LEFT, BANKED TO THE RIGHT & WENT OVER ON ITS TOP. CAMPBELL LAKE WAS USED AS A PRIVATE SEA-PLANE BASE & WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ANCHORAGE, AK.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 7,987 hours in all; 84 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 7,900 as pilot in command; 500 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 204 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 31, 1983; 45 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,521 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 3,500 ft by 400 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft; not recorded at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 14°F (-10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:20 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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