# Accident 19961025033899A: Maule M7235, Laramie, WY, October 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3109° N, 105.5790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3109&lon=-105.5790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5664Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5664Y) (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 O540J1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961025033899A

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO BASE DUE SNOW AND LOW CEILING. LANDED LONG HIGH SPEED. RAN OFF END THRU FENCE INTO A DITCH. NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA97LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA021), Oct 25, 1996: Maule M-7-235 (N5664Y), Laramie, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), his misjudged speed/distance on final approach for landing, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the…

## Other reports on N5664Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19890506030879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506030879I), May 6, 1989: Maule M7235 (N5664Y), Cheyenne, WY. On rollout the bolt that holds tail wheel assembly to spring broke. Tail rested on spring.

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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