What happened
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(-23) On April 24, 2007 at 1100 MDT a Maule MXT-7-180 lost control during a crosswind landing at an abandoned, privately owned airport near Sierra Blanca, Texas. The aircraft, N800CP, registered to eyes on the border foundation, received substantial damage and the pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time. The aircraft was operating under title 14 CFR part 91 in support of the hudspeth county, Texas sheriff's office. The flight had originated at horizon airport (T27) in el paso, TX and had made one landing at the abandoned airport earlier in the day. A VFR flight plan was not filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 24, 2007 AT 1100 MDT A MAULE MXT-7-180 LOST CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT AN ABANDONED, PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPORT NEAR SIERRA BLANCA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT, N800CP, REGISTERED TO EYES ON THE BORDER FOUNDATION, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 IN SUPPORT OF THE HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT HORIZON AIRPORT (T27) IN EL PASO, TX AND HAD MADE ONE LANDING AT THE ABANDONED AIRPORT EARLIER IN THE DAY. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.
NTSB investigation
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