# Accident 20221009018399A: Maule MX-7-160, Northampton, NY, October 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2022, 11:54 local time
- Place: Northampton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1902° N, 74.1706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1902&lon=-74.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41510, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-160 (registry code 5470203, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-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 MX-7-160
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 271 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221009018399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART SAND BAR LOCATED ON LAKE. THE SAND BAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 1000FT IN LENGTH FOLLOWED BY A CHANNEL OF WATER. ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE RESULTED IN OVERUNNING THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO REST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHANNEL INVERTED AND IN SHALLOW WATER.

## 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 ERA23LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA012), Oct 9, 2022: Maule MX-7-160 (N41510), Northville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart from an area of wet sand, which resulted in a nose over during the attempted takeoff.

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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