# Incident 19790328011869I: Maule M5235C, Moses Lake, WA, March 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1979, 20:10 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Grant Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2086° N, 119.3191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2086&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N376X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376X-2014-12-16) (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: 200 total, 100 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/19790328011869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETURNED DUE TO VIBRATION AND EXHAUST FUMES. ANTENNA MOUNTING PLATE HAD WORN HOLE THROUGH FUSELAGE FABRIC.

## Other reports on N376X (1)

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

- [Accident 19791109037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109037459A), Nov 9, 1979: Maule M5235C (N376X), Maple Valley, WA, Destroyed. Engine quit on top at night. Crashed in trees near airport. Possible fuel block from rusty tanks.

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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