Maule M-7-235A N9234N
31 October 2025 · Friday Harbor, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 October 2025 at about 19:27 local time, a Maule M-7-235A registered N9234N was involved in an accident near Friday Harbor, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 19:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friday Harbor, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.5240, -123.0244
- Aircraft
- Maule M-7-235A
- Registration
- N9234N
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1993
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stuart Island → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR26LA035
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. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On October 31, 2025, at about 1227 Pacific daylight time, a Maule M-7-235A, N9234N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Friday Harbor Airport (FHR), Friday Harbor, Washington. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that, as he approached runway 16, he observed there was a gusting crosswind from the left. The pilot compensated for the crosswind by landing on the left main tire first, followed by the right main tire. Immediately after the right main tire contacted the runway surface, the right main landing gear failed, and the airplane ground looped to the left. As a result, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. Examination of the right main landing gear revealed a fracture at a weld inboard of the wheel axle. The right main landing gear was retained for further examination.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2025 | Maule M-7-260 | Parkland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Maule M-7-235 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Hopman Christopher J | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Maule M-7-260C | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Maule M-7-235B | Cody, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2026 | Maule M-7-260C | Kanab, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2023 | Maule M-7-235 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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