Maule M 7-260C N55000
10 March 2015 · Oregon, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 2015 at about 17:15 local time, a Maule M 7-260C registered N55000 was involved in an accident near Oregon, Missouri, 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 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oregon, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.9869, -95.1450
- Aircraft
- Maule M 7-260C
- Registration
- N55000
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2003
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Omaha → St Joseph
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Engine vibration for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport pilot was conducting a cross-country personal flight. The pilot reported that, after climbing the airplane to cruise altitude and leaning the fuel mixture, he noted an unusual engine vibration. He enriched the fuel mixture slightly, and the vibration seemed to lessen. After descending and increasing power to level off, the engine vibration worsened, and he chose to perform a precautionary off-airport landing. During the landing, the landing gear "dug in," and the airplane subsequently nosed over. Testing of the engine's fuel system components revealed that the fuel servo fuel flow was slightly richer than the specified service limits. However, according to the pilot's report, the initial engine vibration did not occur until he leaned the fuel mixture at cruise altitude, indicating that the slightly rich calibration of the fuel servo likely was not associated with the engine vibration described by the pilot. Based on the available evidence, the reason for the engine vibration could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2015 | Maule M 7-235B | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Kaylor Ronald N | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2015 | Maule M 7-235C | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | Gary D. Raser | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2015 | Maule M 7-260C | Grace, Idaho, United States | TTP LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2015 | Maule M 7-235C | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | Roger D. Rehnelt | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2014 | Maule M 7-235B | Le Touquet, France | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 2016 | Maule M 7-235C | Macon, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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