# Accident 19890527012959A: Maule M5235C, Kutztown, PA, May 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown Aviation Service Inc
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5191° N, 75.7698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5191&lon=-75.7698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5669Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527012959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON GLIDER TOW. RELEASED GLIDER. LANDED IN ROCK QUARRY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

## 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 NYC89LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA136), May 27, 1989: Maule M5 (N5669Y), Kutztown, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DUE TO A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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