# Incident 19790303010859I: Maule M5235C, Santa Ana, CA, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 17:22 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9181E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9181E) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 130 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303010859I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING. PLANE HAD BEEN USED IN TRAINING AND LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLTS WERE BENT.

## Other reports on N9181E (2)

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

- [Accident 20010525010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010525010199A), May 25, 2001: Maule M5235C (N9181E), Salt Lake City, UT, No damage. (-23)N9181E enroute from nampa, id (S67) to slc muni (U42) on a VFR flight plan. On landing the aircraft landed hard and transitioned into a ground loop. The…
- [Incident 19821002059029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002059029I), Oct 2, 1982: Maule M5235C (N9181E), Windsor, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a ridge of dirt and rock at approach end of runway. Main gear struts sheared off.

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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