# Accident 19791226033839A: Maule M5220C, Vinita, OK, December 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1979, 18:10 local time
- Place: Vinita, OK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6442° N, 95.0622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinita, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6442&lon=-95.0622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51624, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51624-2000-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 100 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226033839A

## Narrative

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

MADE DUSK LANDING ON UNLIGHTED FARM STRIP. OVERSHOT, HIT FENCE AT END OF STRIP.

## 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 FTW80DPM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPM06), Dec 26, 1979: Maule M-5 (N51624), Vinitta, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51624 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820721040049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721040049I), Jul 21, 1982: Maule M5220C (N51624), Great Falls, MT. Tail wheel spring broke on landing. Tower saw dust cloud, alerted rescue vehicles. No injuries.
- [Incident 19810308024289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308024289I), Mar 8, 1981: Maule M5220C (N51624), Stillwell, KS, Minor damage. During long downwind landing engine stopped when throttle applied. Made forced 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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