# Accident 19850618029459A: Maule M6235, Gibbonsville, ID, June 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1985, 17:38 local time
- Place: Gibbonsville, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.5992° N, 113.8908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5992&lon=-113.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,555 total, 605 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850618029459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA85FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA142), Jun 18, 1985: Maule M-6-235 (N121A), Gibbonsville, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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