- Date
- May 13, 1986, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fallon, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5644JMaule M-6-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860513016939A
- Case key
- 40406
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was attempting a precautionary landing on a remote ranch strip after encountering turbulence and high winds enroute. Control was lost on short final when the acft was caught by a gust of wind. The acft contacted the ground on one wingtip and cartwheeled. Officials who evacuated the plt from the wreckage stated the winds varied from calm to very strong in the area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5644J
- Reported as
- Maule M-6-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7356C
- Airframe hours
- 399
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arlynn A. Cuthbertson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 22, 1985 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- BAM · Battle Mountain, NV
- Destination
- VGT · Las Vegas, NV
- Airport
- runway 4, 3,000 × 50 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,275 total · 128 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NFL, 37 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.