# Accident 20000416007799A: Maule M5210C, Babb, MT, April 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Babb, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7795° N, 113.3697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7795&lon=-113.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284X-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416007799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ON SITE INVESTIGATION NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO STEEP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. WRECKAGE LOCATED ON 40 DEGREE SLOPE IN DEEP SNOW WITH PROBABLE AVALANCHE DANGER. WRECKAGE MAY BE REMOVED AFTER SPRING SNOW MELT.

## 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 SEA00FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA074), Apr 16, 2000: Maule M-5-210C (N284X), Babb, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Terrain clearance was not maintained. High mountains, mountain obscuration, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation were factors.

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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