# Accident 19820417009789A: Maule M5210C, Kirbyville, TX, April 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1982, 23:15 local time
- Place: Kirbyville, TX
- Airport: Kirbyville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6503° N, 93.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6503&lon=-93.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62003, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62003) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total, 140 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417009789A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED GROUND FOG ON LANDING. FLEW INTO GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER. HAD DEFECTIVE GYRO HORIZON AT START OF FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW82DA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA134), Apr 18, 1982: Maule M-5-210C (N62003), Kirbyville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62003 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801206070899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801206070899A), Dec 6, 1980: Maule M5210C (N62003), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Passengers panicked on go-around. Feet stiffened on rudder pedals. Airplane veered into trees.

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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