MAULE M-5-235C

Whitehorse, July 14, 2009

Event Information

DateJuly 14, 2009
Event TypeACC
LocationWhitehorse
CountryCA
Coordinates61.70945, -135.07388
Highest InjuryFATL
NTSB NumberANC09WA063
Event ID20090715X21759

Aircraft

MakeMAULE
ModelM-5-235C
Registration #N9138E
OwnerHORN STEVEN C
CategoryAIR
FAR Part091
Aircraft DamageSUBS

Conditions

Light Condition-
Weather-

Injuries

Fatal1
Serious1
Minor0
None0
Total Injured2

Event Location

Full 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:
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