# Accident 19960705043959A: Maule MX7180, Newport, OR, July 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Newport, OR
- Airport: Newport Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6610° N, 124.0110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6610&lon=-124.0110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5663U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5663U-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180 (registry code 5470205, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7180
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 390 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705043959A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON FINAL WHEN PASSENGER PUSHED FULL RUDDER TRYING ADJUST SEAT. TRIED GO AROUND BUT HIT TREES.

## 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 SEA96LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA142), Jul 5, 1996: Maule MX-7-180 (N5663U), Newport, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the passenger's inadvertent activation of the aircraft's rudder, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a tree during an attempted go-around (aborted landing).

## Other reports on N5663U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901111058849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111058849I), Nov 11, 1990: Maule MX7180 (N5663U), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Wind could have feen a factor.

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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