Accident Maule M-4 N12023, Sunday 23 September 1984

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Date:	Sunday 23 September 1984
Time:	13:30 LT
Type:	Maule M-4
Owner/operator:	William Mathis Young
Registration:	N12023
MSN:	34
Total airframe hrs:	1664 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-300-A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	King Salmon, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	King Salmon, AK (AKN
Destination airport:	Kenai, AK (ENA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER HE LIFTED THE TAIL OFF THE RWY THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND HE LOST CONTROL SWERVING INTO A DITCH ADJACENT TO THE RWY.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: