# NTSB CEN18WA130: Maule M 7-235, N561LC, Arosa, Switzerland, March 24, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 24, 2018, 13:07 local (13:07 UTC)
- Place: Arosa, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 46.77861, 9.676944 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7786&lon=9.6769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96948/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA130

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5470208), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N561LC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N561LC-2018-10-11), registration cancelled 2018-10-11, S/N 4054C, built 1988 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M 7-235 (235)
- Registry model: [Maule M-7-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (registry code 5470208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-540-J1A5D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j1a5d) (registry code 42354, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4054C
- Year built: 1988
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Unknown
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Arosa
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

## Weather



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.

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