Maule MX 7-235 N11ZA
8 October 2014 · Big Creek, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 2014 at about 18:30 local time, a Maule MX 7-235 registered N11ZA, operated by McCrea Ross W, was involved in an accident near Big Creek, Idaho, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Creek, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dewey Moore (None)
- Coordinates
- 45.1500, -115.0714
- Aircraft
- Maule MX 7-235
- Registration
- N11ZA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1985
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- McCrea Ross W
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Soldier Bar USF → Big Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR15CA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach with shifting wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that when on short final the airplane encountered a sudden downdraft or slight wind shear, which caused the left wing to dip and contact the ground. Following the wing tip dip the airplane yawed left and the main landing gear touched down and collapsed. The resulting damage to the airplane was the right wing tip, left wing, left wing lift strut, and right main landing gear. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule MX-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2014 | Maule MX 7-235 | Port Orchard, Washington, United States | Thompson James A | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Maule MX 7-180B | Dora, Arkansas, United States | Parthenon LLC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 2015 | Maule MX 7-180 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Donald Pfiester | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2013 | Maule MX 7-235 | San Ynez, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2015 | Maule MX 7-180C | Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, United States | Billinger William C | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2016 | Maule MX 7 | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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