- Date
- June 13, 1981
- Place
- Gaylord, MI · GAYLORD, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5631NMaule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810613037459A
- Case key
- 125624
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1245 81/6/13 GAYLORD,MI MAULE M-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1515 TIME - 1200 N5631N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 702 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAYLORD,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LANDED TO THE SOUTH.WIND GUSTS TO 20K.EQUIPPED W MODEL 2400 FIBRE-FORM FLOATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5631N
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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