# Accident 20100130029469A: Maule M-6-235, Bennett, CO, January 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2010, 07:45 local time
- Place: Bennett, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6953° N, 104.4325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6953&lon=-104.4325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7613X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7613X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-6-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100130029469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CAMERON HOESEL WHILE FLYING LOW ALONG KIOWA CREEK 3 MILES SOUTH OF BENNETT COLORADO DID STRIKE A POWERLINE CAUSING THE TOP FOUR FEET OF ONE POWER POLE TO SNAP OFF ALSO DAMAGED THE TOP WIRE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AS FOLLOWS: LEFT WING TIP WAS TORN OFF, LEFT AILERON WAS TORN OFF EXCEPT FOR THE INBOARD THREE INCHES, TWO FEET OF THE AFT LEFT WING SPAR WAS TORN OFF, THE PILOT THEN FLEW 17 MILES TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIRPARK A PRIVATE AIRPORT AND LANDED THERE.

## 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 CEN10FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA162), Jan 30, 2010: Maule M-6-235 (N7613X), Bennett, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a utility line while maneuvering.

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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