# Accident 19810717042329A: Maule M5220C, Ravendale, CA, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Ravendale, CA
- Airport: Ravendale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8037° N, 120.3662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAVENDALE (O39), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8037&lon=-120.3662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51648, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51648) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-D (registry code 17149, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 589 total, 25 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042329A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING. TRIED A BELATED GO AROUND. STRUCK A DIRT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX81DXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ26), Jul 17, 1981: Maule M-5 (N51648), Ravendale, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51648 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780829025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829025929A), Aug 29, 1978: Maule M4T (N51648), Columbia, CA, 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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