# NTSB SEA82FA003: Maule M-5, N62076, North Bend, OR, November 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1981
- Place: North Bend, OR · NORTH BEND, OR
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2687   81/11/7   NORTH BEND,OR       MAULE M-5           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 5000
        TIME - 1354                    N62076              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKERS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLORENCE,OR                 NORTH BEND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LNS 227FT AGL OVER NE END OF FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62076](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62076-1984-01-18), registration cancelled 1984-01-18, S/N 6093C, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Barkers Airstrip

## 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 19811107072319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107072319A), Nov 7, 1981: Maule M5210C, North Bend, OR, Destroyed. Hit powerlines while approaching his Private strip. Aircraft rolled over and crashed inverted.

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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