# Accident 19911231057969A: Maule M7235, Cottonport, LA, December 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cottonport, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9792° N, 92.0499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9792&lon=-92.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81818, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81818-2019-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911231057969A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA052), Dec 31, 1991: Maule M-7-235 (N81818), Cottonport, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N81818 (2)

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

- [Accident 20171007014389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171007014389A), Oct 7, 2017: Maule M-7-235 (N81818), Manokotak, AK, Substantial damage. During take off, immediately after wheels breaking ground, a down draft forced the plane back to the beach where it also touched right wing tip to ground.…
- [Incident 20110901026129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110901026129I), Sep 1, 2011: Maule M-7-235 (N81818), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Client/passenger alleges that on or about September 1, 2011 the pilot in command (PIC) landed hard on Nenevok lake over running the shoreline and running 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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