N9138E

On July 14, 2009, a Maule M-5-235C (N9138E) was involved in an accident near Whitehorse, CA. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury, 1 serious injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

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.

This accident is documented in NTSB report ANC09WA063. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N9138E.