NTSB DEN87LA238 — 1987-09-13 · MOAB, Utah, United States

Current FAA registration · N5637D

Make / Model: MAULE M-5-210TC
Year of manufacture: 1980 · 7 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING T0-360 SER (210 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19800408
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A73560

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5637D Maule M-5-210TC None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ABORTED HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT CANYON LANDS AIRPORT WHEN HE HAD 'INDICATIONS OF A CROSSWIND.' THE PILOT RADIOED MOAB UNICOM AND REPORTED HE COULD NOT FIND THE WINDSOCK AND REQUESTED WIND INFORMATION. MOAB UNICOM REPORTED THEWIND WAS 'STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY.' DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND GUST. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. AFTER GOING DOWN A STEEP GRADE, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA238.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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