# Accident 20251004015859A: Maule M-7-260, Boca Raton, FL, October 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2025, 15:55 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3767° N, 80.3669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3767&lon=-80.3669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N368FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N368FS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260 (registry code 5460111, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D (registry code 41807, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-v4a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-V4A5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,719 total, 571 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251004015859A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FORGOT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKING OFF FROM FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFXE) AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A WATER LANDING IN THE ARTHUR R. MARSHALL LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

## 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 ERA26LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA002), Oct 4, 2025: Maule M-7-260 (N368FS), Parkland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the amphibious airplane’s landing gear before conducting a forced landing on the water, which resulted in a nose over.

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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