# Accident 20030706013019A: Maule MX7235, East Brady, PA, July 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2003, 10:39 local time
- Place: East Brady, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1667° N, 80.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1667&lon=-80.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 649 total, 59 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706013019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY 7/6/2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1039ET, A MAULE-AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE ALLEGHENY RIVER IN EAST BRADY, PA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING TO THE NORTHWEST. UPON TOUCHDOWN, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER THE LEFT FLOAT STRUCK SUBMERGED DEBRIS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE WATER, AND THE RIGHT WING ROSE-UP, THE RIGHT FLOAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO ROCOVER. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE SHORELINE AND CAME TO REST COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WATER ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER WHICH HAD A 60 DEGREE/70 DEGREE SLOPE. THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE PILOT WHO RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS LOWER LEFT LEG. ACCIDENT CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED

## 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 NYC03CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA152), Jul 6, 2003: Maule MX-7-235 (N70LB), East Brady, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N70LB (2)

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

- [Incident 20140711015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140711015679I), Jul 11, 2014: Maule MX-7-235 (N70LB), Butler, PA, No damage. On 7/12/2014 Butler airport (kbtp) amphibious aircraft (N70LB) landed on runway 26 with wheels retracted. No injuries or aircraft damage. Pilot distracted by…
- [Accident 19850711031059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711031059A), Jul 11, 1985: Maule M7235 (N70LB), Savoy, MA, Substantial damage. Landed short of 800 foot runway and struck a dirt embankment. Aircraft flipped over.

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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