# Accident 19771020031109A: Maule M5235C, Butler, PA, October 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1977
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Maggars Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396X-1990-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,601 total, 156 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020031109A

## Narrative

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

INVALID MEDICAL CERT AND FLT REVIEW.

## 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 NYC78FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM05), Oct 20, 1977: Maule M-5 (N396X), Butler, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N396X (1)

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

- [Accident 19860728039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860728039259A), Jul 28, 1986: Maule M5235C (N396X), Wolfeboro, NH, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway and nosed over after the pilot bounced the landing.

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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