# Accident 19950910028242A: Maule M5180C, Belvidere, IL, September 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1995, 11:45 local time
- Place: Belvidere, IL
- Airport: Belvidere Ltd Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2508° N, 88.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2508&lon=-88.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5669P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5669P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5180C
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 579 total, 485 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910028242A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WAS STRUCK BY N79DG THAT WAS FLARING FOR LANDING. FAILED TO HEAR RADIO CALL OR GIVEWAY. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1995, AT 1145 CDT, A MAULE M-5, N5669P, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING ITS INTIAL TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A PITTS, N79DG, WHO WAS LANDING ON THE SAME RUNWAY. THE PITTS LANDED ON TOP OF THE MAULES LEFT WING WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PITTS WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT OF THE MAULE REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT OPERATED IN VMC WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N79DG, Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S: [Accident 19950910028241A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910028241A)

## 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 CHI95LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA318), Sep 10, 1995: Maule M-5 (N5669P), Belvidere, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in failure of each pilot to see-and-avoid the other airplane.

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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