# NTSB SEA79DYA09: Maule M5210C, N348X, Hailey, ID, March 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1979
- Place: Hailey, ID · HAILEY, ID
- Location: 43.5127° N, 114.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hailey, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5127&lon=-114.2995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0263  79/3/12    HAILEY,ID           MAULE M5210C        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 101
        TIME - 1330                    N348X               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREIDMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAILEY,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N348X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N348X), registered now, S/N 6162C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Freidman

## 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 19790312004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312004609A), Mar 12, 1979: Maule M5210C, Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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