# Accident 19810806047849A: Maule M5235C, Pittsfield, MA, August 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1981, 19:35 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4501° N, 73.2454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4501&lon=-73.2454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N386X) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 152 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806047849A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW ON FINAL. UNABLE TO CHECK HIGH SINK RATE PRIOR TO RUNWAY CONTACT.

## 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 NYC81FNE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE25), Aug 6, 1981: Maule M-5 (N386X), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N386X (2)

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

- [Accident 20200819016889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200819016889A), Aug 19, 2020: Maule M-5-235C (N386X), Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. After landing on runway 18, the aircraft veered left departing the runway. The pilot stated that the landing touchdown was normal, but then a gust of wind…
- [Accident 19850331010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331010159A), Mar 31, 1985: Maule M5235C (N386X), Pittsfield, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot continued flight in icing conditions. Engine quit on base. Landed short of runway due to power loss.

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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