# Accident 20130908019009A: Maule M-7-260C, Nashua, MT, September 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2013, 07:45 local time
- Place: Nashua, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2983° N, 106.2583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2983&lon=-106.2583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5515V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5515V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (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-7-260C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,413 total, 98 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130908019009A

## Narrative

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

AT 0745 AM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRT BURM, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BOUNCED INTO THE AIR.  ON IMPACT, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, PROP, AND LEFT WING WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR13CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA403), Sep 8, 2013: Maule M-7-260C (N5515V), Nashua, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a berm during the takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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