# Accident 19850711031059A: Maule M7235, Savoy, MA, July 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Savoy, MA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5668° N, 73.0287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savoy, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5668&lon=-73.0287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 52 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711031059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED SHORT OF 800 FOOT RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DIRT EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA194), Jul 11, 1985: Maule MX-7-235 (N70LB), Savoy, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70LB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140711015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140711015679I), Jul 11, 2014: Maule MX-7-235 (N70LB), Butler, PA, No damage. On 7/12/2014 Butler airport (kbtp) amphibious aircraft (N70LB) landed on runway 26 with wheels retracted. No injuries or aircraft damage. Pilot distracted by…
- [Accident 20030706013019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706013019A), Jul 6, 2003: Maule MX7235 (N70LB), East Brady, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) On Sunday 7/6/2003 at approximately 1039ET, a Maule-amphibious aircraft landed on the allegheny river in East Brady, PA. The aircraft was landing to the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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