# NTSB investigations: Maule M-5-235C: In flight collision with terrain/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA00LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA158.md): Maule M-5-235 · Paulina, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2000 · N6269M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs), which resulted in a stall/mush into the terrain. Factors include mountainous/hilly terrain, tall trees, a high density altitude, and the pilot's diverted attention as he attempted to keep…
- [NTSB SEA92FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA222.md): Maule M-5-235C · Moran, WY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1991 · N19AR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance and altitude from terrain while maneuvering, and his failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions. Factors contributing to the accident are terrain-induced turbulence, unfavorable winds, gusty high winds,…
- [NTSB ANC89LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA139.md): Maule M-5 · Nebesna Glacier, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1989 · N5644W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot allowed the aircraft to inadvertently touch down, he delayed making a go-around, and he did not maintain sufficient speed to continue the go-around. Contributing factors were: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain, high vegetation in the…
- [NTSB ANC85LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA188.md): Maule M-5-235C · Mccarthy, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1985 · N9046E · Destroyed
  > The pilot departed a sand bar near the bernard glacier on 8/8/85, and never returned to pick up the passenger he had dropped off earlier. On 8/12/91 the wreckage was found by hunters at 61-11N 141-42W at the 1,000-FT level in mountainous terrain. The wreckage…
- [NTSB ANC84LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA172.md): Maule M-5-235C · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1984 · N235LY · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, he was taking off from a lake when he decided that he did not have sufficient room to clear trees in his flt path. He aborted the takeoff & the acft settled onto a gravel berm & slid into tundra. The plt believed that the accident would…
- [NTSB ANC84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA041.md): Maule M-5-235C · Mcgrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1984 · N56304 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot told flight service personnel that the aircraft struck the ground while circling. His passenger was attemptingto photograph something on the ground.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5460135', '5470010')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5460135&occurrence=230

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