NONE · Maule M-5-180 · 1997-02-21 · JORDAN VALLEY, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA97LA063
Event ID
20001208X07462
Type
Accident
Date
1997-02-21
Location
JORDAN VALLEY, OR, USA
Coordinates
42.960384, -117.360931
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Maule
Model
M-5-180
Registration
N5652W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft, while landing. Factors relating to the accident included: the pilot's improper inflight decision to attempt a descent through what appeared to be a hole in the clouds, his inadvertent flight into icing conditions in the clouds, airframe icing, and tall vegetation growing in the vicinity of the runway.