# Accident 19941217041699A: Maule MX7235, Heber, UT, December 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1994, 14:40 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4300° N, 111.1908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4300&lon=-111.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101ZA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101ZA-2012-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-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 MX7235
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 141 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217041699A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK LANDING. NOSED OVER. CABLE SPRING DISCONNECTED.

## 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 SEA95LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA030), Dec 17, 1994: Maule MX-7-235 (N101ZA), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN OPEN CONNECTION CLIP. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A LOCKED TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

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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