# Accident 19800208003339A: Maule M5235C, Foley, AL, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Foley, AL
- Airport: Foley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4277° N, 87.7010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Foley Municipal Airport (5R4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4277&lon=-87.7010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9235E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9235E-2013-03-18) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 124 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208003339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA80DKJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ18), Feb 8, 1980: Maule M5 (N9235E), Foley, AL, 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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