# Accident 19850614025539A: Maule M5180C, Ontario, OR, June 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0798° N, 117.0091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0798&lon=-117.0091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5652W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5652W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5180C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,209 total, 160 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850614025539A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PILOT CLAIMS GUSTY CROSSWIND LIFTED TAIL, CAUSING NOSE OVER.

## 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 SEA85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA139), Jun 15, 1985: Maule M-5-180C (N5652W), Ontario, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5652W (2)

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

- [Accident 19970221047539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970221047539A), Feb 21, 1997: Maule M5180C (N5652W), Jordanvalley, OR, Substantial damage. (-16) On 02/21/97, a Maule M-5-180, N5652W, piloted by kurt larson certificate #177914 ground looped and nosed over on landing at the Oregon rome state airport…
- [Accident 19921213049799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921213049799A), Dec 13, 1992: Maule M5180C (N5652W), Garden Valley, ID, Substantial damage. Landed on foot deep snow covered runway. Nosed over.

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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