# Accident 19870428011759A: Maule MX7180, Greenville, SC, April 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1987, 17:26 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Greenville Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8603° N, 82.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8603&lon=-82.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5670C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5670C-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180 (registry code 5470205, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 474 total, 8 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870428011759A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DEPARTED RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED DOWN IN A DITCH.

## 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 ATL87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA128), Apr 28, 1987: Maule MX-7-180 (N5670C), Greenville, SC, substantial damage

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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