Event ANC86LAG02

1985-10-08 KING SALMON, Alaska, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N6198M

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MAULE M-5-235C

Year of manufacture

2024

Engine

LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20240818

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A813A9

Registrant of record

PAPA BEAR ADVENTURES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6198M Maule M5-235C None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED HE MISJUDGED THE X-WIND AND WATER CURRENT DURING LANDING. THE ACFT FLOATS DUG INTO THE WATER AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND SANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC86LAG02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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