# NTSB ERA17WA308: Maule M7, Zhideli, Kazakhstan, August 25, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 25, 2017, 04:50 local (04:50 UTC)
- Place: Zhideli, Kazakhstan
- Coordinates: 45.459167, 74.546669
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4592&lon=74.5467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA308
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95946/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA308

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 25, 2017, about 0450 coordinated universal time, a Maule M7-260C airplane, Kazakhstan registration UP-ML003, impacted terrain during a forced landing near Zhideli, Kazakhstan. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight departed from Borolday, Almaty, and was destined for a private airport in Kazakhstan.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Kazakhstan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministry of Transport and Communications Accident and Incident Investigation Department 32/1, Kabanbai Batyr Avenue 010000 Astana Kazakhstan Tel.: (7) 7172-243-692 Fax: (7) 7172-243-692 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Kazakhstan.

## Aircraft

- Registration: UP-ML003 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7 (260C)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Lycoming O-540 260 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Borolday
- Destination: NONE, Private
- 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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