# Accident 20190622007809A: Maule M-7-235B, Sunriver, OR, June 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sunriver, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8644° N, 121.4550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8644&lon=-121.4550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235B (registry code 5460109, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (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-7-235B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190622007809A

## Narrative

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

ARRIVED ON SCENE APPROX. 1930 LOCAL. LOCATED DEPUTY WHO WAS SECURING SCENE. OBSERVED AIRCRAFT IN THE RIVER FLOATS UP WITH AMPHIBIOUS WHEELS EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE RIVER UNTIL THURSDAY 6/27. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, DAMAGE TO FRONT OF AIRCRAFT AND WING LEADING EDGES WAS CONSISTENT WITH AIRCRAFT DOING A WATER LANDING WITH WHEELS EXTENDED AND FLIPPING INVERTED IMMEDIATELY. WING SUPPORT STRUTS SHEARED AT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINTS AND OBSTRUCTED CABIN DOOR OPENING. UPON GAINING ACCESS TO THE COCKPIT. VERIFIED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR POSITION WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. MAGNETO SELECTOR WAS IN THE LEFT POSITION ONLY NOT BOTH. FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE LEFT TANK. TEARDOWN RESULTS INDICATED BOTH MAGNETOS WERE FUNCTIONAL. BOTH EXHAUST MUFFLERS HAD INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE BAFFLE TUBE. LEFT HAND BAFFLE TUBE WAS BROKEN AND MOVING FREELY INSIDE THE MUFFLER. RIGHT HAND BAFFLE TUBE WAS BROKEN AND BLOCKING THE EXHAUST EXIT.

## 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 WPR19FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA178), Jun 22, 2019: Maule M7-235B (N118G), Sunriver, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the separation of baffling in both mufflers. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to retract the landing gear on the float-equipped airplane…

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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