# Accident 19811103072389A: Maule M5235C, Priest River, ID, November 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Priest River, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1843° N, 116.9054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Priest River, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1843&lon=-116.9054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56312 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 32 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DYP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYP02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811103072389A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SOFT SPOT  WHILE LANDING ON PRIVATE STRIP. IMPACT COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 SEA82DYP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYP02), Nov 3, 1981: Maule M-5 (N56312), Priest River, ID, 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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