Maule M-5-210C N51592 accident near Kusatan, Alaska, July 4, 2023
Maule M-5-210C, registration N51592, operated by SUTTON AIRCRAFT SALVAGE LLC, was involved in an accident near Kusatan, Alaska on July 4, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC23LA047 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 40 minutes of the flight after departing the Anchorage/Elmendorf AFB area (PAED), reaching a maximum of 4,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:47 UTC, at 100 ft and 65 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 30 km from Big River Lake (PALV).
The aircraft is a Maule M-5-210C registered in United States (Mode S A677B0).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- July 4, 2023
- Location
- Kusatan, Alaska
- Aircraft
- Maule M-5-210C
- Registration
- N51592
- Operator
- SUTTON AIRCRAFT SALVAGE LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ANC23LA047 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Anchorage/Elmendorf AFB (PAED)
- Nearest airport
- Big River Lake (PALV)
- Recorded flight
- 40 min, max 4,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:47 UTC, 100 ft, 65 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ANC23LA047; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.