# NTSB MKC75DTK15: Maule M5-210, N51590, Wood, SD, April 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1975
- Place: Wood, SD · WOOD, SD
- Location: 43.4971° N, 100.4802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wood, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4971&lon=-100.4802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DTK15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1044  75/4/27    WOOD,SD             MAULE M5-210        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 136
        TIME - 1155                    N51590              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOOD,SD                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD ON RANCH STRIP,HIT DITCH ON GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51590](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51590-1998-04-13), registration cancelled 1998-04-13, S/N 6036C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5-210
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ranch Strip

## 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 19750427009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750427009719A), Apr 27, 1975: Maule M5210C, Wood, SD, Substantial damage. Lndd on Ranch Strip,hit ditch on go-around.

## Other investigations on N51590 (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 ATL92IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA078), Apr 11, 1992: Maule M-5-210 (N51590), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER AS A RESULT OF CYLINDER OVERTEMPERATURE, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE IMPROPER PROCEDURE OF USE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A BANNER TOWING OPERATION BY THE OPERATOR.

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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