# NTSB IAD79DLQ16: Maule M-5, N9101E, Greenville, KY, May 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1979
- Place: Greenville, KY · GREENVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.2105° N, 87.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2105&lon=-87.1776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DLQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3470   79/5/7    GREENVILLE,KY       MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 400
        TIME - 2030                    N9101E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUHLENBERG COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PAX SAID DRANK 3 BEERS BEFORE FLT.TOLD PLT TO WAIT,EXITED ACFT HURRIEDLY,WALKED INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9101E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9101E-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 7096C, built 1977 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Muhlenberg County

## 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 19790507016129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507016129A), May 7, 1979: Maule M5235C, Greenville, KY. Passenger deplaned, walked into idling propellor. Pilot and passenger had been drinking alcohol.

## Other investigations on N9101E (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 LAX82DA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA312), Aug 23, 1982: Maule M-5-235C (N9101E), Mcneal, AZ, substantial damage

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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