# NTSB ANC78DAG73: Maule M5210C, N319X, Homer, AK, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1401   78/6/4  NR.HOMER,AK           MAULE M5210C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 570
        TIME - 0830                    N319X               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                HOMER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- BEACH GRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N319X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319X-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N 6146C, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Aurora Split

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780604019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604019589A), Jun 4, 1978: Maule M5210C, Homer, AK, Destroyed. Beach gravel.

## Other investigations on N319X (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 ANC12CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA089), Aug 18, 2012: Maule M-5-210C (N319X), Coldfoot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to turn around while flying through a narrow mountain pass, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.

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.

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