# Accident 19951023034039A: Maule M5235C, Alta, WY, October 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1995, 17:42 local time
- Place: Alta, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FZXA
- Location: 43.7460° N, 111.0293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7460&lon=-111.0293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71AR-2013-09-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,950 total, 8,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951023034039A

## Narrative

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

DURING BEAR ELK TRACKING OBSERVED IN LOW LEVEL TURN. RIGHT WING SEPARATED. AIRCRAFT CRASHED BURNED. STRUT CORROSION

## 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 SEA96FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA010), Oct 23, 1995: Maule M-5-235C (N71AR), Alta, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the corrosion, consequent fatigue cracking and ultimate separation of the right wing forward lift strut.

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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