# NTSB SEA80FYP22: Maule M-5, N62030, Winona, WA, June 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1980
- Place: Winona, WA · WINONA, WA
- Location: 46.9457° N, 117.8005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winona, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9457&lon=-117.8005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0692   80/6/9  NR.WINONA,WA          MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1216
        TIME - 0915                    N62030              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WA                  WALLA WALLA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 1 PISTON PIN FAILED.HIT BOULDERS DRG FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N62030 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- 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 19800609018419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609018419A), Jun 9, 1980: Maule M5220C, Winona, WA, Substantial damage. Engine seized en route. Landed in rocky field, nosed over. Found piston pin had broken causing internal break-up.

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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