# NTSB IAD79FIJ05: Maule M5-235, N5630Y, Daybrook, WV, April 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1979
- Place: Daybrook, WV · DAYBROOK, WV
- Location: 39.6665° N, 80.2131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daybrook, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6665&lon=-80.2131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0981  79/4/21    DAYBROOK,WV         MAULE M5-235        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 850
        TIME - 1830                    N5630Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHISLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPENCER,WV                  DAYBROOK,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5630Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5630Y-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 7237C, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5-235
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chisler

## 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 19790421005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421005479A), Apr 21, 1979: Maule M5235C, Daybrook, WV, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on dirt strip. Bounced, lost control, ran off side of runway down a steep hill.

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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