# Accident 19750824024959A: Maule M5210C, Thompson Falls, MT, August 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Thompson Falls, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 47.5993° N, 115.3425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thompson Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5993&lon=-115.3425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62048, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62048-1978-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 22 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824024959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED FOG IN MTN PASS,INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO TRN AROUND.UPDATED WX BRIEFING ENROUTE.SPOKANE WX

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI09), Aug 24, 1975: Maule M-5 (N62048), Thompson Falls, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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