20090401004419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M-4-220C · Hungry Horse, MT · April 1, 2009

Date: April 1, 2009 · 16:30 local
Place: Hungry Horse, MT
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2007U
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09FA176
Reported as: Maule M4220C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 608 total501 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N2007URegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Maule M-4-220CS/N 2008C · Built 1967 Airframe modelMaule M-4-220C Engine modelFranklin 6V 350 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 1, 2009, about 1630 mountain daylight time, a Maule M4-220C, N2007U, impacted the frozen surface of a reservoir near Hungry Horse, Montana, killing the sole occupant, a private pilot. The aircraft was destroyed. Lockheed martin flight service did not provide any weather-related service to N2007U the day of the accident. The flight originated from glacier part international airport at 1602 mountain daylight time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 1, 2009, ABOUT 1630 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE M4-220C, N2007U, IMPACTED THE FROZEN SURFACE OF A RESERVOIR NEAR HUNGRY HORSE, MONTANA, KILLING THE SOLE OCCUPANT, A PRIVATE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. LOCKHEED MARTIN FLIGHT SERVICE DID NOT PROVIDE ANY WEATHER-RELATED SERVICE TO N2007U THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GLACIER PART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 1602 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09FA176Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHungry Horse, MTThe pilot's improper decision to continue flight into an area of reduced visibility and snow showers during cruise flight, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control.Apr 1, 2009 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2007U · 1

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

Accident 19900721027599ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Missoula, MTLost directional control on landing, side load collapsed tright landing gear.Jul 21, 1990 · Substantial damage