# Accident 19800609018419A: Maule M5220C, Winona, WA, June 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Winona, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9457° N, 117.8005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winona, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9457&lon=-117.8005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62030 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,216 total, 21 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609018419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED EN ROUTE. LANDED IN ROCKY FIELD, NOSED OVER. FOUND PISTON PIN HAD BROKEN CAUSING INTERNAL BREAK-UP.

## 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 SEA80FYP22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP22), Jun 9, 1980: Maule M-5 (N62030), Winona, WA, 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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