# Accident 19920414010019A: Maule M7235, Arvada, WY, April 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1992, 17:40 local time
- Place: Arvada, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7592° N, 106.0904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7592&lon=-106.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61043-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414010019A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER RANCH FIELD TO CHECK SURFACE FOR LANDING. STRUCK POWERLINE ON PULLUP. FAILED TO NOTE WIRES.

## 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 SEA92LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA078), Apr 14, 1992: Maule M-7 (N61043), Aravada, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT, AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION. FACTORS INCLUDE A LOW PASS, AND A TRANSMISSION WIRE IN THE PATH OF FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N61043 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950908028069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908028069A), Sep 8, 1995: Maule M7235 (N61043), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. Settled after departing short remote strip. Struck trees and nosed over.
- [Accident 19930920035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930920035239A), Sep 20, 1993: Maule M7235 (N61043), Recluse, WY, Substantial damage. Antelope darted in front of his aircraft on landing roll. Hit brakes. Nosed over. Had locked left brake.

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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