# Accident 19970914026589A: Maule M7235, Louisville, MS, September 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Louisville, MS
- Airport: Louisville Winston County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1195° N, 89.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1195&lon=-89.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5662S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5662S-2003-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,785 total, 118 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914026589A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY AS TAIL CAME UP. OVER CONTROLLED BECAME AIRBORNE INTO TREES AND DITCH. TRIM T HANDLE IMPROPER SET (-23) DURING TAKE OFF FROM LMS, AS THE TAIL WHEEL LIFTED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, THEN PROCEEDED ACROSS THE RUNWAY GOING OVER THE EMBANKMENT TAIL FIRST.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA97LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA244), Sep 14, 1997: Maule M-7-235 (N5662S), Louisville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to assure that the rudder trim was properly set for takeoff and his delay in aborting the takeoff when the airplane yawed to the left during the early portion of the takeoff…

## Other reports on N5662S (1)

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

- [Accident 20021017030589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021017030589A), Oct 17, 2002: Maule M7235 (N5662S), Wrangell, AK, Destroyed. (-23) Based on statements made by Mr. Bateham the day after the accident, he took off bound for Wrangell, AK and encountered a fog bank soon after take-off.…

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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