# Accident 19770203002909A: Maule M5235C, Venice, FL, February 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1977
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 27.0713° N, 82.4400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VENICE MUNI (VNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0713&lon=-82.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N362X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N362X-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 124 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770203002909A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOCAL FOG CONDITION.

## 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 MIA77DLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD27), Feb 3, 1977: Maule M5 (N362X), Venice, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N362X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880908038049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908038049A), Sep 8, 1988: Maule M5235C (N362X), Woodriver, AK, Substantial damage. Fell off a sandbar while trying to depart in failing light.
- [Accident 19810604032069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604032069A), Jun 4, 1981: Maule M5235C (N362X), North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. Airplane nosed over on wheel type landing as pilot tried to lower tail with full up elevator. Control use error.

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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