Maule M-7-235 N126DP
26 April 2001 · Summer Lake, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 2001 at about 19:00 local time, a Maule M-7-235 registered N126DP was involved in an accident near Summer Lake, Oregon, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Summer Lake, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.8610, -120.7090
- Aircraft
- Maule M-7-235
- Registration
- N126DP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bend → Summer Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01LA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's decision to land on a dry lake bed without first taking action to determine the firmness of the surface. Factors include soft terrain at the location the pilot chose to land.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot elected to make an off-field landing in an area that had previously been covered by a lake when water levels were higher. The pilot used soft-field techniques, and the initial touchdown was uneventful. But, as the aircraft slowed, it sank into the soft terrain and nosed over. The pilot had taken no action to determine the firmness of the terrain prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2001 | Maule M-7-235C | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2001 | Maule M-7-235B | Lake City, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Maule M-7-235C | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Michael G. Clifton | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2001 | Maule M-7-235B | Koliganek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2001 | Maule M-7-235 | Halfway, Oregon, United States | Eagle Cap Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2002 | Maule M-7-260C | Fishers, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 182J | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Billy Joe C. Pyatt | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hughes 369D | Canby, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Cessna 120 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2001 | Pilatus PC-12 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Air Methods | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Piper J3C-65 | Glide, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Ashland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |