# Accident 19921107045739A: Maule M5235C, Challis, ID, November 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1992, 14:10 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6506° N, 114.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6506&lon=-114.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9008E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008E-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 396 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107045739A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN WHILE TRYING TO FOLLOW HIGHWAY AT LOW ALTITUDE. PASS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS, SNOW AND FOG.

## 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 SEA93FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA018), Nov 7, 1992: Maule M5 (N9008E), Challis, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED THE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SNOW AND OBSCURATION WEATHER CONDITIONS, INADEQUATE PREFLT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT…

## Other reports on N9008E (1)

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

- [Incident 19850807046089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850807046089I), Aug 7, 1985: Maule M5235C (N9008E), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Lost directional control and ground looped during full stall landing with a crosswind.

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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