# NTSB SEA81FA039: Maule M5235C, N5637H, Dixie, ID, May 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1981
- Place: Dixie, ID · DIXIE, ID
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1294  81/5/31  NR.DIXIE,ID           MAULE M5235C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 703
        TIME - 2030                    N5637H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 534 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKAY BAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DIXIE,ID                    DIXIE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5637H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5637H-1981-08-22), registration cancelled 1981-08-22, S/N 7291C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mackay Bar

## 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 19810531035629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531035629A), May 31, 1981: Maule M5235C, Dixie, ID, Destroyed. Struck side of a blind canyon while in a turn. Unable to outclimb rising terrain after takeoff.

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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