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Maule MX 7-235 N5661N

12 October 1985 · Westerly, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 October 1985 at about 19:50 local time, a Maule MX 7-235 registered N5661N was involved in an accident near Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
Nearest airport
Westerly State (WST)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Maule MX 7-235
Registration
N5661N
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Westchester → Westerly
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC86LA009

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED DURING LNDG. THE PLT REPORTED THAT A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND WAS THE CAUSE. THE SIND WAS REPORTED AS CALM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 Jul 1985 Maule MX-7-235
N70LB
Savoy, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
28 Apr 1987 Maule MX-7-180
N5670C
Greenville, South Carolina, United States T. R. Scott No injuries -
24 Aug 1988 Maule MX-7-180
N56606
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30 Jun 1989 Maule MX-7
N6131M
Atlantic, Iowa, United States - Fatal 2
17 Jun 1989 Maule MX-7-235
N12VR
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
M. A. Mullins No injuries -
24 Apr 1989 Maule MX-7-180
N6129C
Millersburg, Ohio, United States - No injuries -

All 64 records for this type

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