# NTSB CHI81DEM21: Maule M-5, N5631N, Gaylord, MI, June 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1981
- Place: Gaylord, MI · GAYLORD, MI
- Location: 45.0213° N, 84.6818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylord, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0213&lon=-84.6818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5631N-1983-04-19), registration cancelled 1983-04-19, S/N 7248C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810613037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810613037459A), Jun 13, 1981: Maule M5235C, Gaylord, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during water landing. Wing tip dug in and aircraft flipped inverted.

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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