# Accident 20010414011209A: Maule MX-7-180AC, Buffalo, MN, April 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2001, 12:35 local time
- Place: Buffalo, MN
- Airport: Buffalo Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1709° N, 93.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1709&lon=-93.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4261E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4261E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180AC (registry code 5460190, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414011209A

## Narrative

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

(-23)LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD.                                                                 (.19)ON APRIL 14, 2001, AT 1235 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE MX-7-180AC, N4261E, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE BUFFALO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BUFFALO, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT EN ROUTE TO THE FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

## 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 CHI01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA115), Apr 14, 2001: Maule MX-7-180AC (N4261E), Buffalo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the water contamination of the aircraft's fuel system and the inadequate preflight performed by the pilot. The muddy terrain was a contributing 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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