Maule M-6-235 N7613X

Summary

On 30 January 2010 at about 18:00 local time, a Maule M-6-235 registered N7613X, operated by Hoesel Cameron, was involved in an accident near Bennett, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 January 2010 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bennett, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.6953, -104.4325

Aircraft

Maule M-6-235

Registration

N7613X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hoesel Cameron

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie Municipal → Parker

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10FA162

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a utility line while maneuvering.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was flying along a creek looking for a place to land and go hiking, when the pilot thought he had struck a tree. The pilot continued to fly for about 17 miles before landing at a privately owned airport and placed the airplane in a friend’s hangar. Authorities became aware of the accident about six weeks later after airplane parts were found by property owners along the creek near a utility line. The parts included the left wing tip, left aileron, and portions of a wing spar. Examination of the impact site and wreckage indicated the airplane impacted a single unpowered and unmarked utility line about 35 feet above the creek. The utility line crossed the creek perpendicularly and the creek bed was lined on both sides by trees up to about 60 feet tall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.