# Accident 20100802041229A: Maule M-7-260, Bourne, MA, August 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2010, 16:51 local time
- Place: Bourne, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 70.6350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-70.6350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3188L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3188L-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260 (registry code 5460111, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D (registry code 41807, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-v4a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100802041229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1 NM FROM BOURNE BRIDGE ON THE CAPE COD CANAL.  AIRCRAFT WAS ESCORTED OUT OF THE CANAL BY THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS BOAT.  ONCE OUT OF THE CANAL,  THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF.  VIDEO OF THE EVENT INDICATES THE TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB WERE NORMAL.   AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT BEGAN A RIGHT HAND TURN TOWARDS THE BAY AT APPROXIMATELY 100-FT AGL.  AS THE AIRCRAFT BANKED, THE NOSE DESCENDED.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER.

## 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 ERA10CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA393), Aug 2, 2010: Maule M-7-260 (N3188L), Onset, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during the initial climb.

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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