Aviation Crash Map

Maule MX-7-180 N5670C

28 April 1987 · Greenville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 April 1987 at about 21:26 local time, a Maule MX-7-180 registered N5670C, operated by T. R. Scott, was involved in an accident near Greenville, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Greenville Downtown (CMU)
Coordinates
34.8603, -82.3007
Aircraft
Maule MX-7-180
Registration
N5670C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
T. R. Scott
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87LA128

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HIS NEW AIRCRAFT. ON THE FIFTH LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A GROUNDLOOP AND HE RECOVERED BY ADDING FULL POWER. ON THE NEXT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN STARTED A GROUNDLOOP TO THE RIGHT, HE ADDED FULL POWER BUT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH AND NOSED DOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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30 Jun 1989 Maule MX-7
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17 Jun 1989 Maule MX-7-235
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no coordinates
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