# Accident 20260521006439A: Maule M-7-260C, Kanab, UT, May 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kanab, UT
- Airport: Kanab Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0105° N, 112.5315° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0105&lon=-112.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N261MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-260C (registry code 5470112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260c) (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-7-260C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260521006439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT AIRPORT WITH CROSSWIND AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING 19. DURING TOUCHDOWN, WIND GUST PUSHED AIRCRAFT FROM CENTERLINE. PILOT'S FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS DID NOT GAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, VEERING THE SHIP LEFT AND RIGHT MULTIPLE TIMES. RESULTING IN A SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT IT HAD PROPER CERTIFICATION AND A CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. A REVIEW OF THE PILOT RECORDS CONFIRMED THAT THE PILOT HELD THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION.

## 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 WPR26LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA200), May 21, 2026: Maule M-7-260C (N261MM), Kanab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with gusting crosswind conditions.

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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