# NTSB SEA80FYE07: Maule M-5, N376X, Maple Valley, WA, November 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1979
- Place: Maple Valley, WA · MAPLE VALLEY, WA
- Location: 47.3671° N, 122.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Valley, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3671&lon=-122.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3280   79/11/9 NR.MAPLE VALLEY,WA    MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 343
        TIME - 1900                    N376X               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OR                   SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNSURE OF POS ON TOP OVCST,ENG QUIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N376X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376X-2014-12-16), registration cancelled 2014-12-16, S/N 7032C, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Cedar Grove

## 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 19791109037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109037459A), Nov 9, 1979: Maule M5235C, Maple Valley, WA, Destroyed. Engine quit on top at night. Crashed in trees near airport. Possible fuel block from rusty tanks.

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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