# NTSB SEA76DTI09: Maule M-5, N62048, Thompson Falls, MT, August 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Thompson Falls, MT · THOMPSON FALLS, MT
- Location: 47.5993° N, 115.3425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thompson Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5993&lon=-115.3425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DTI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3209  75/8/24  NR.THOMPSON FALLS,MT  MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 353
        TIME - 1301                    N62048              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEVUE,WA                 MISSOULA,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       48
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED FOG IN MTN PASS,INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO TRN AROUND.UPDATED WX BRIEFING ENROUTE.SPOKANE WX
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62048](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62048-1978-07-07), registration cancelled 1978-07-07, S/N 6077C, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750824024959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824024959A), Aug 24, 1975: Maule M5210C, Thompson Falls, MT, Substantial damage. Encountered fog in mtn pass,insufficient room to trn around. Updated wx briefing enroute. Spokane wx

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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