- Date
- April 24, 1988, 17:05 local (Apr 25, 1988, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Bend, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N312XMaule M5-210C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880424023069A
- Case key
- 40723
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Analysis
Plt filed VFR after advised VFR not recommended. Witness observed acft on course for dest at low alt over hiway. Witness EST ceiling at 100 feet, visibility poor in mod snow. Acft observed to execute sharp left turn amd impact rising terrain. Corrective lenses for 20/200 vision required to be worn; not worn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N312X
- Reported as
- Maule M5-210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6129C
- Airframe hours
- 1,295
- Engine
- Continental IO-360D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Morris Hughes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 1988 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- ELY · Ely, NV
- Destination
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 851 total · 476 in this make and model · 725 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 12 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDM, 20 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.
Other investigations on N312X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.