# NTSB OAK77DXQ02: Maule M5, N51602, Battle Mountn, NV, November 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1976
- Place: Battle Mountn, NV · BATTLE MOUNTN, NV
- Location: 40.6284° N, 116.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Mountain, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6284&lon=-116.9486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DXQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3237  76/11/24   BATTLE MOUNTN,NV    MAULE M5            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N51602              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     AGE 23, 1015 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANDER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATTLE MOUNTN,NV            HAYWARD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM RAMP,WENT INTO PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51602](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51602), registered now, S/N 5013C, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-220c) (registry code 5460133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A&6V335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (registry code 27020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lander 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 19761124036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761124036319A), Nov 24, 1976: Maule M5220C, Battle Mountn, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from ramp,went into plowed field.

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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