Maule M-5-210C N339X

Summary

On 9 December 2025 at about 21:00 local time, a Maule M-5-210C registered N339X was involved in an accident near Eureka, Montana, 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.

Date

9 December 2025 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Eureka, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Eureka (88M)

Coordinates

48.9685, -115.0793

Aircraft

Maule M-5-210C

Registration

N339X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Big Fork → Eureka

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA055

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that upon landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, it encountered a crosswind. The right wing lifted, and the left wing dropped and struck the runway, contacting the asphalt surface. The pilot reported that he did not apply appropriate crosswind control inputs during landing. The airplane subsequently ground looped and exited the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and aileron. The pilot reported no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 19 with light and variable wind at 5 knots. The pilot added that the accident flight was his first flight in about 7 years, but could not remember exactly when his last flight was.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.