# Accident 20160424006239A: Maule M-7-235B, Littleton, NC, April 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2016, 14:45 local time
- Place: Littleton, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4794° N, 77.9236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4794&lon=-77.9236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N367FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N367FS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160424006239A

## Narrative

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

MAULE ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS TOOK OFF WITH THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD FOR A LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT.  UPON LANDING THE LEFT FLOAT WAS DAMAGED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND UP ONTO ITS NOSE.  AS THE FUSELAGE FILLED WITH WATER, THE AIRCRAFT  WENT OVER ONTO ITS BACK AND SUNK.

## 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 ERA16LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA181), Apr 24, 2016: Maule M 7-235B (N367FS), Littleton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent damage to the left float.

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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