# Accident 19970621046239A: Maule M-5-235C, Linolake, MN, June 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1997, 13:28 local time
- Place: Linolake, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1496° N, 92.9590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1496&lon=-92.9590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5643Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5643Y-1999-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621046239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO NORTHEAST ON RICE LAKE. PILOT STATED THAT WIND SHIFTED AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO AREA OF WEEDS AND UP ONTO EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT THE FLIPPED ONTO BACK. MR. JOHNSON'S (SECOND PILOT) HOURS WERE NOT SCRUTINIZED IN GREAT DETAIL DUE TO HIS INDIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE SECOND PILOT OCCUPIED A NON-ESSENTIAL PILOT POSITION.

## 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 CHI97LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA176), Jun 21, 1997: Maule M5C (N5643Y), Lino Lakes, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, his the improper lowering of flaps for takeoff, his failure to use a longer available area for takeoff, and his failure to abort the…

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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