Maule M-5-235C N9227E
6 February 2010 · Kelton, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 February 2010 at about 17:15 local time, a Maule M-5-235C registered N9227E was involved in an accident near Kelton, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kelton, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brigham City Airport (BMC)
- Coordinates
- 41.6911, -113.1853
- Aircraft
- Maule M-5-235C
- Registration
- N9227E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brigham City → Brigham City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA129
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to take off and fly into marginal weather conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private, non-instrument-rated pilot reported departing on a local personal flight. About 45 minutes after departure he encountered reduced visibility and elected to perform an off-field landing on a road. During the landing roll the airplane encountered a snow bank and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and left wing during the accident sequence. The closest weather reporting station to the departure airport reported a visibility of 3/4 miles, mist with a few clouds at 400 feet above ground level, and a broken layer at 1,200 feet about the time of departure. The same station reported visibilities of 1/4 mile, fog, with a broken cloud layer of 200 feet, and overcast 700 feet at the time of the accident. The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing prior to departure; he additionally reported no preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2010 | Maule M-5-235C | Lewisville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 2010 | Maule M-5-210C | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2010 | Maule M-5-180C | Emory, Texas, United States | John R. Armstrong | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 2010 | Maule M-5-235C | La Porte, Texas, United States | Kingsbury Ralph E JR | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Maule M-5-180C | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2009 | Maule M-5 | Calexico, California, United States | John A. Reed | No injuries | - |
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