# Accident 20110821019239A: Maule M-7-235C, Brookings, OR, August 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2011, 12:15 local time
- Place: Brookings, OR
- Airport: Brookings
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0714° N, 124.2872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0714&lon=-124.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199BF-2012-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (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-7-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821019239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL WHILE MANEUVERING APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE BROOKINGS, OR AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR11FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA395), Aug 21, 2011: Maule M-7-235C (N199BF), Brookings, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees while on approach for landing.

## Other reports on N199BF (1)

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

- [Incident 19991113037829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113037829I), Nov 13, 1999: Maule M7235C (N199BF), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-23) While attempting to land on runway 31 with a 50 degree crosswind the pilot lost control of the aircraft, the aircraft weather vaned into the wind and…

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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