# Accident 19940502015959A: Maule M7235, Mcintosh, SD, May 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mcintosh, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9205° N, 101.3495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9205&lon=-101.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525GS-2003-01-17) (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 O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,303 total, 95 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940502015959A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC. STRUCK RISING TERRAIN. TUMBLED INTO STOCK POND. PILOT WAS ADVISED VFR EN ROUTE BY AFS.

## 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 CHI94FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA155), May 2, 1994: Maule M-7-235 (N525GS), Mcintosh, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM RISING TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO…

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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