NTSB investigations: Maule M-5-235C

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Maule M-5-235C, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with terrain/water”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19842026
NTSB investigations: Maule M-5-235C per year, 1984–2026: 6 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5460135', '5470010')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 230))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA00LA158Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235 · Paulina, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs), which resulted in a stall/mush into the terrain. Factors include mountainous/hilly terrain, tall trees, a high density altitude, and the pilot's diverted attention as he attempted to keep…Aug 13, 2000 · N6269M · Substantial damageNTSB SEA92FA222Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Moran, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance and altitude from terrain while maneuvering, and his failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions. Factors contributing to the accident are terrain-induced turbulence, unfavorable winds, gusty high winds,…Oct 16, 1991 · N19AR · DestroyedNTSB ANC89LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5 · Nebesna Glacier, AKThe pilot allowed the aircraft to inadvertently touch down, he delayed making a go-around, and he did not maintain sufficient speed to continue the go-around. Contributing factors were: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain, high vegetation in the…Aug 10, 1989 · N5644W · Substantial damageNTSB ANC85LA188Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Mccarthy, AKThe pilot departed a sand bar near the bernard glacier on 8/8/85, and never returned to pick up the passenger he had dropped off earlier. On 8/12/91 the wreckage was found by hunters at 61-11N 141-42W at the 1,000-FT level in mountainous terrain. The wreckage…Aug 8, 1985 · N9046E · DestroyedNTSB ANC84LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Big Lake, AKAccording to the plt, he was taking off from a lake when he decided that he did not have sufficient room to clear trees in his flt path. He aborted the takeoff & the acft settled onto a gravel berm & slid into tundra. The plt believed that the accident would…Sep 11, 1984 · N235LY · Substantial damageNTSB ANC84LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Mcgrath, AKThe pilot told flight service personnel that the aircraft struck the ground while circling. His passenger was attemptingto photograph something on the ground.Mar 8, 1984 · N56304 · Substantial damage