# Accident 19840904046789A: Maule M5235C, Priest River, ID, September 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Priest River, ID
- Airport: Valanov Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 1,216 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840904046789A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY WIND AND BLOWING DUST.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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