# Incident 19950514011599I: Maule MX7235, Elton, LA, May 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1995, 19:00 local time
- Place: Elton, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4813° N, 92.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-92.6976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3168S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3168S-2012-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 26 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514011599I

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFTOFF.VEERED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. UNABLE CLIMB.TAIL HIT LEVEE.SETTLED INTO FLOODED FIELD.NOSED OVER.

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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