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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-235C · Foley, AL · February 8, 1980

Date
February 8, 1980 · 16:15 local
Place
Foley, AL
Airport
Foley
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9235E
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DKJ18
Reported as
Maule M5235C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
131 total124 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airplane dropped out on final below tree line. Hit runway hard, folded right gear. Strong crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE DROPPED OUT ON FINAL BELOW TREE LINE. HIT RUNWAY HARD, FOLDED RIGHT GEAR. STRONG CROSSWIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.