# NTSB WPR27LA003: Maule M-5-235C, N56328, Agua Dulce, CA, October 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 3, 2026, 08:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Agua Dulce, CA · Grass Infield at L70
- Coordinates: 34.504501, -118.31226 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5045&lon=-118.3123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27LA003
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203937/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA003

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-5-235C, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=5460135), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56328](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56328), registered now, S/N 7270C, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-235C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7270C
- Year built: 1979
- Airframe hours: 1030.9
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 22, 2026, 5.3 hours before
- Departed: SZP, Santa Paula, CA
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: L70, Agua Dulce, runway 22, 4,205 × 50 ft, grass/turf
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: KPMD, 14 nm away
- METAR: METAR KPMD 031453Z 22004KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02000061 51010 $

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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