# Accident 20210529007089A: Maule M-5-235C, Stanley, ID, May 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2021, 11:30 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6796° N, 115.0166° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6796&lon=-115.0166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9254E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9254E) (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 M-5-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 185 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210529007089A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AFTER A LOW APPROACH (FLY OVER) THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WITH NO EFFECT. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN IN CANYON VALLEY(S) AS ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND PILOT LANDED IN CLEARING, HIT A LOG AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## 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 WPR21LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA212), May 29, 2021: Maule M-5-235C (N9254E), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, resulting in a partial loss of engine power and a forced landing during which the airplane struck an…

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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