# Accident 19800208002389A: Maule M5235C, Naturita, CO, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 15:15 local time
- Place: Naturita, CO
- Airport: Hopkins Montrose
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2183° N, 108.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naturita, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2183&lon=-108.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415X-2012-06-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 106 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002389A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNHILL, DOWNWIND, HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO TREES. STRONG GUSTY WIND EXISTED.

## 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 DEN80DTE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE21), Feb 8, 1980: Maule M-5 (N415X), Naturita, CO, substantial damage

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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