# Accident 19941001032449A: Maule M5235C, Billings, MT, October 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1994, 12:40 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6506° N, 108.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6506&lon=-108.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N664G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N664G-1997-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 35 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001032449A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 SEA95LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA001), Oct 1, 1994: Maule M-5-235C (N664G), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CROSSWIND AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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