# Accident 20170520006089A: Maule M-7-235C, Colton, NY, May 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2017, 16:22 local time
- Place: Colton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5408° N, 74.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5408&lon=-74.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126MC-2021-03-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170520006089A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/20/2017, N126MC TOOK OFF FROM WATER ON TUPPER LAKE EN ROUTE TO POTSDAM AIRPORT.  PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN A RIGHT BANK THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER.  PILOT REPORTS THAT AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED, FUEL SELECTOR MOVED TO BOTH POSITION, BOOST PUMP TURNED ON AND RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED.  AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART.  AIRCRAFT WAS FORCE LANDED IN NEARBY FIELD.  AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE, WINGS, PROP, AND AMPHIBEOUS FLOATS ON LANDING.  MECHANICS ASSIGNED TO MOVE THE AIRCAFT TO ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AIRPORT VIA TRUCK/TRAILER REPOTED DRAINING 15 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM LEFT WING AND 13 GALLONS FROM RIGHT.  UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN BOTH POSITION.  FUEL LINE REMOVED FROM INLET OF ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD FUEL IN IT.  FUEL LINE REMOVED FROM OUTLET OF PUMP TO THROTTLE BODY HAD NO SIGNS OF FUEL IN IT.  FUEL LINE REMOVED AT FLOW DIVIDER HAD NO SIGNS OF FUEL.  LEFT WING AFT FUEL VENT FOUND COMPLETELY OBSTUCTED.

## 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 ERA17LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA188), May 20, 2017: Maule M7 (N126MC), Colton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' initiation of an uncoordinated right turn with the fuel selector positioned to the right main fuel tank, which had a low quantity of fuel in it and resulted in a total loss of engine…

## Other reports on N126MC (1)

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

- [Accident 19990529046049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990529046049A), May 29, 1999: Maule M7235C (N126MC), Bennington, VT, No damage. (-23) See attached narrative

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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