Maule M5-235 N56291
15 August 1979 · Plush, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1979 at about 06:30 local time, a Maule M5-235 registered N56291 was involved in an accident during in flight near Plush, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plush, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hart Mountain
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Maule M5-235
- Registration
- N56291
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Hunting
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Klamath Falls, Or → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1593
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SPOTTING BIG HORN SHEEP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1979 | Maule M5-236 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Henrico County | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Maule M5-235 | Daybrook, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1978 | Maule M5-220 | Columbia, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1978 | Maule M5 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1980 | Maule M5 | Foley, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1981 | Maule M5-235 | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |