# Accident 19920707023939A: Maule MX7180, Okeechobee, FL, July 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1992, 09:39 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2409° N, 80.8202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2409&lon=-80.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148DP) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,857 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023939A

## Narrative

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

NEAR MISS BY MILITARY JET CAUSED PILOT INJURY AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM JET WAKE.NOTAMS ON AREA AVIALABLE TO PILOT

## 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 MIA92LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA147), Jul 7, 1992: Maule MX-7-180 (N148DP), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N148DP TO OBTAIN NOTAM INFORMATION CONCERNING MILITARY ROUTES ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT, RESULTING IN HIS ENCOUNTER WITH A FLIGHT OF F16 AIRCRAFT WHO WERE…

## Other reports on N148DP (1)

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

- [Incident 19870913074609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870913074609I), Sep 13, 1987: Maule MX7180 (N148DP), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Student pilot with passenger lost control on downwind landing. Found defective wheel rim. Wind shifted at flare.

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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