# NTSB DEN80DTE21: Maule M-5, N415X, Naturita, CO, February 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1980
- Place: Naturita, CO · NATURITA, CO
- Location: 38.2183° N, 108.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naturita, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2183&lon=-108.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1320   80/2/8    NATURITA,CO         MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 112
        TIME - 1515                    N415X               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOMFIELD,CO               NATURITA,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N415X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415X-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 7050C (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
- Airport: Hopkins Field

## 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 19800208002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002389A), Feb 8, 1980: Maule M5235C, Naturita, CO, Substantial damage. Landed downhill, downwind, half way down runway. Ran off end runway into trees. Strong gusty wind existed.

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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