# Incident 20200917012029I: Maule MXT-7-160, Arkdelphia, AR, September 17, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2020, 08:25 local time
- Place: Arkdelphia, AR
- Airport: AéRodrome De Dexter B Florence
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: H2US
- Location: 34.1274° N, 93.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkadelphia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1274&lon=-93.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79HS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MXT-7-160 (registry code 5470204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mxt-7-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MXT-7-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200917012029I

## Narrative

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

ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS (ADF)

MAULE MXT-7-160 (N79HS)

2 SOB (NO INJURIES)

MINOR DAMAGE (FIBERGLASS WINGTIP)

ON 17 SEPTEMBER, APPROXIMATELY 0825 N79HS S/N 17006L, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE . THE PILOT LANDED IN THE FIELD JUST PAST THE END OF HE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE LEFT WING'S FIBERGLASS WINGTIP WAS DAMAGED, BUT THERE WAS NO INTERNAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

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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