# Accident 19890427010319A: Maule M5220C, Ainsworth, NE, April 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1989, 06:30 local time
- Place: Ainsworth, NE
- Airport: Ainsworth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5397° N, 99.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5397&lon=-99.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20BS-1989-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-220C (registry code 5460133, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890427010319A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL CLIMBING OUT VFR INTO A LOW CEILING. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. HIGH VELOCITY IMPACT. NO ATCO CERTIFICATE.

## 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 MKC89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA099), Apr 27, 1989: Maule M-5 (N20BS), Ainsworth, NE, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS AND THE LOSS OF AICRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CLOUD CONDITIONS AND FOG.

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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