# Accident 20220608010529A: Maule MT-7-235, Flasher, ND, June 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2022, 15:02 local time
- Place: Flasher, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4561° N, 101.2326° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4561&lon=-101.2326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235MG-2025-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MT-7-235 (registry code 5460175, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mt-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MT-7-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 316 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608010529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK A STREET SIGN 75 YARDS FROM THE DEPARTURE POINT.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT.  THE DAMAGED LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON IMPACT.  THE PILOT RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION.  THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 CEN22LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA243), Jun 8, 2022: Maule MT-7-235 (N235MG), Flasher, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during a takeoff from a narrow gravel road, resulting in a collision with a fixed obstacle.

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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