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SEA85LA139

1985-06-14 · ONTARIO, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ONO

Current FAA registration · N5652W

Make / Model
MAULE M-5-180C
Year of manufacture
1984 · 1 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-360-A1D (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19860528
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A73C30

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KTS. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT ENCOUNTERED A WHIRLWIND THAT LIFTED THE TAIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT NOSED OVER & WAS DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE 1700 PDT WX OBSERVATION AT ONTARIO, THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEG AT 10 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_SEA85LA139.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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