# Accident 20120513026929A: Maule M-7-420AC, Hanover Twp, MI, May 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2012, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hanover Twp, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0878° N, 84.4861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0878&lon=-84.4861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420RP-2014-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-420AC (registry code 5470414, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-420ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-B17 series (registry code 03017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-b17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-420AC
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-B17 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120513026929A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2012, AT 1903 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON PINE HILL LAKE IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN, AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT, THE AIRPLANE CLIPPED TWO TREES WITH THE RIGHT WING AND CAME TO REST IN THE LAKE.

## 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 CEN12LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA296), May 13, 2012: Maule M-7-420AC (N420RP), Hanover Township, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during an exhaustive postaccident examination of the engine and its components.

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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