# Accident 19850702028979A: Maule M6180, Corona, CA, July 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1985, 15:45 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5658F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5658F-1985-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-180 (registry code 5470106, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6180
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 79 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850702028979A

## Narrative

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

BANNER STRUCK POWERLINES AND REMAINED SUSPENDED AS AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO FREEWAY. STRUCK A TRUCK AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX85FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA304), Jul 2, 1985: Maule M-6-180 (N5658F), Corona, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N5658F (1)

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

- [Incident 19850530032599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530032599I), May 30, 1985: Maule M6180 (N5658F), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit on short final to banner drop zone. Hard landing resulted. Fuel selector on empty tanks.

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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