- Date
- May 15, 2018, 07:30 local (07:30 UTC)
- Place
- Abayt, Saudi Arabia
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- HZ-NC7Maule M7
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97257
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Unknown or undeterminedAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Saudi Arabia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Maule, M-7-235C, airplane that occurred on May 15, 2018 near Abayt, Saudi Arabia. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Saudi Arabia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Saudi Arabia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HZ-NC7
- Reported as
- Maule M7 (235C)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25024C
- Engine
- Lycoming 540 Series, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Saudi Wildlife Authority
- Registered owner
- Saudi Wildlife Authority
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OESK · Al-Jawf
- Destination
- OESK · Al-Jawf
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown