Accident Maule M-5-210C N314X, Wednesday 4 January 1984

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Date:	Wednesday 4 January 1984
Time:	15:00 LT
Type:	Maule M-5-210C
Owner/operator:	Aksel Sorensen
Registration:	N314X
MSN:	6134C
Year of manufacture:	1975
Total airframe hrs:	383 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-360-D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Fortuna, ND - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Williston, ND (1SN)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT MADE AN OFF ARPT LANDING ON UPWARD SLOPING TERRAIN WHICH WAS COVERED WITH APRX 4 INCHES OF SNOW. ABOUT 1/2 HR LATER, HE INITIATED A TAKEOFF ON A DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE FIELD ON DOWNWARD SLOPING TERRAIN. THE SNOW IN THAT AREA WAS INITIALLY 4 INCHES DEEP, BUT DEEPENED TO ABOUT 8 INCHES & SLOWED THE ACFT. THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT BEFORE STOPPING, THE PLANE NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: