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.
Other Maule MX-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1985 | Maule MX-7-235 | Savoy, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1987 | Maule MX-7-180 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | T. R. Scott | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1988 | Maule MX-7-180 | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | Poly-Fabricators, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1989 | Maule MX-7 | Atlantic, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1989 | Maule MX-7-235 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | M. A. Mullins | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1989 | Maule MX-7-180 | Millersburg, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1985 | Cessna 182M | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1985 | Cessna 185 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft C90 | East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 1985 | Aero Commander 680V | Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1985 | Beechcraft V35B | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Cessna 172N | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |