# Accident 20151015017249A: Maule M-7-260C, Grace, ID, October 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2015, 18:30 local time
- Place: Grace, ID
- Airport: Whiskey Creek Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4614° N, 111.7039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4614&lon=-111.7039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (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-7-260C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-V4A5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151015017249A

## Narrative

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

N288BC, MAULE M-7-260C, S/N 30045C FLIPPED OVER UPON LANDING IN A FIELD AT WHISKEY CREEK RANCH STRIP SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GRACE IDAHO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, 1 POB UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA16CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA015), Oct 15, 2015: Maule M 7-260C (N288BC), Grace, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N288BC (1)

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

- [Accident 20200624007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200624007599A), Jun 24, 2020: Maule M-7-260C (N288BC), Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. On June 24, 2020, at approximately 0835 hrs mountain daylight time, a Maule model M-7-260 aircraft lost directional control and flipped over on landing roll…

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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