# Accident 19791109037459A: Maule M5235C, Maple Valley, WA, November 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Maple Valley, WA
- Airport: Cedar Grove
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3671° N, 122.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Valley, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3671&lon=-122.0348&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: 343 total, 259 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109037459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TOP AT NIGHT. CRASHED IN TREES NEAR AIRPORT. POSSIBLE FUEL BLOCK FROM RUSTY TANKS.

## 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 SEA80FYE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE07), Nov 9, 1979: Maule M-5 (N376X), Maple Valley, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N376X (1)

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

- [Incident 19790328011869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328011869I), Mar 28, 1979: Maule M5235C (N376X), Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. Pilot returned due to vibration and exhaust fumes. Antenna mounting plate had worn hole through fuselage fabric.

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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