# Accident 19920523016029A: Maule M5210C, Wetumpka, AL, May 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5406° N, 86.2008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5406&lon=-86.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62047, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62047-1993-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523016029A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED WHILE DIVING OVER A LAKE.

## 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 ATL92FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA107), May 23, 1992: Maule M-5-210C (N62047), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE TRANSMISSION WIRES.

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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