# Accident 19851207061149A: Maule M5180C, Idaho Falls, ID, December 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Fanning Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4999° N, 111.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4999&lon=-111.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5635D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5635D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5180C
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,905 total, 121 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207061149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND THEN QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED IN FIELD. ICE IN INDUCTION HOSE,AIR FILTER ENTIRELY COVERED IN ICE.

## 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 SEA86LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA029), Dec 7, 1985: Maule M-5-180C (N5635D), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage

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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