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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule MX7235 · Polk City, FL · July 25, 1995

Date
July 25, 1995 · 10:45 local
Place
Polk City, FL
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N334BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA95LA190
Reported as
Maule MX7235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540W1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,074 total13 in this make and model214 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed amphibious float Maule in canal taxied up ramp. Shutdown. Got CFI. Fire erupted on restart. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT MAULE IN CANAL TAXIED UP RAMP. SHUTDOWN. GOT CFI. FIRE ERUPTED ON RESTART. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.