# Incident 19970810021419I: Maule MX7235, Stehekin, WA, August 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stehekin, WA
- Airport: Lake Chaelan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3093° N, 120.6565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stehekin, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3093&lon=-120.6565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11ZA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11ZA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810021419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTS THAT HE EXECUTED THE TAKEOFF WHEN PREVAILING WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-10 KNOTS OUT OF THE SOUTH. AFTER A NORMAL LIFT OFF, HE LEVELED OFF 5-10 FEET ABOVE THE LAKE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE RIGHT FLOAT HIT THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT FLOAT DUG INTO THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY ROLLED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LOCAL PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT THE MINOR DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N11ZA (1)

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

- [Accident 20141008018499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141008018499A), Oct 8, 2014: Maule MX-7-235 (N11ZA), Big Creek, ID, Substantial damage. Just proir to touch down, the left wing dipped and contacted the ground. The aircraft wheels hit on the right side. The aircraft came to rest on the wheels.

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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