# Incident 19850209008989I: Maule M5235C, Las Vegas, NV, February 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1985, 15:05 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56347, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56347) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209008989I

## Narrative

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

LOST  CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. STRUCK TAXIWAY IDENTIFICATION SIGN.

## Other reports on N56347 (2)

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

- [Accident 20100214028429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100214028429A), Feb 14, 2010: Maule M-5-235C (N56347), Laporte, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot had departed T41 for a short flight to the waterfront and back. While on base for runway 15 the pilot stated that the aircraft began to lose power.…
- [Incident 19870102006559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870102006559I), Jan 2, 1987: Maule M5235C (N56347), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. Attempted turn off downhill runway with excessive speed and the right main gear collapsed.

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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