# Accident 19860622026999A: Maule MX7235, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1986, 19:55 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3591° N, 79.7290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3591&lon=-79.7290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5661N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5661N-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622026999A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL (.4)THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD AFTER THE PILOT CLAIMED CONTROL MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND DURING THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THIS STATEMENT AND THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 NYC86LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA155), Jun 22, 1986: Maule MX7-235 (N5661N), Ardara, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5661N (1)

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

- [Accident 19851012054819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012054819A), Oct 12, 1985: Maule MX7235 (N5661N), Westerly, RI, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped on landing. The pilot reported a crosswind gust at touchdown.

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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