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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M6235 · Gibbonsville, ID · June 18, 1985

Date
June 18, 1985 · 17:38 local
Place
Gibbonsville, ID
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N121A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85FA142
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540W1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,555 total605 in this make and model183 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During aerial survey flight in mountainous area, aircraft struck trees. Density altitude and alcohol were factors.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AERIAL SURVEY FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND ALCOHOL WERE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.