# NTSB SEA81DYE14: Maule M-5, N5634M, Kelso, WA, February 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1981
- Place: Kelso, WA · KELSO, WA
- Location: 46.1168° N, 122.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1168&lon=-122.8865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0520   81/2/8    KELSO,WA            MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1300
        TIME - 1500                    N5634M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELSO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KELSO,WA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SPRING CLIP TO RUDDER CTL HORN & CABLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5634M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5634M-1989-11-20), registration cancelled 1989-11-20, S/N 7281C (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kelso

## 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 19810208003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810208003079A), Feb 8, 1981: Maule M5235C, Kelso, WA, Substantial damage. Ground-looped on landing roll when steerable rudder went limp. Found spring clip cable to rudder horn broken.

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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