# Accident 19931114042779A: Maule M7235, Lake City, SC, November 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1993, 17:48 local time
- Place: Lake City, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8591° N, 79.7496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8591&lon=-79.7496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9226M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9226M-1995-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 220 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931114042779A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL. STRUCK TREES. CRASHED ONTO RUNWAY THRESHOLD. WALKING TO CALL FOR HELP FIRE CONSUMMED 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 ATL94LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA017), Nov 14, 1993: Maule M-7-235 (N9226M), Lake City, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH WHICH RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH TREES NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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