# Accident 19840104006119A: Maule M5210C, Fortuna, ND, January 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fortuna, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9101° N, 103.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9101&lon=-103.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314X) (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: 645 total, 169 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840104006119A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM A SNOW COVERED FIELD. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN 8 INCH SNOW DEPTH.

## 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 DEN84LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA101), Jan 4, 1984: Maule M-5-210C (N314X), Fortuna, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N314X (2)

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

- [Incident 20130803013619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130803013619I), Aug 3, 2013: Maule M-5-210C (N314X), Fort Smith, AR, Minor damage. On August 03, 2013, at 1810 CDT, a Maule M-5-210C, ground looped on landing rollout at Fort Smith Regional Airport, Fort Smith, Arkansas, while on a pleasure…
- [Incident 19940311028539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940311028539I), Mar 11, 1994: Maule M5210C (N314X), Williston, ND, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft sustained minor damage while landing on an unimproved Private airstrip. The airman was counseled on more thorough preflight planning…

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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