# NTSB ERA18WA147: Maule M7, Abayt, Saudi Arabia, May 15, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 15, 2018, 07:30 local (07:30 UTC)
- Place: Abayt, Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates: 28.081666, 38.760833 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0817&lon=38.7608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA147
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97257/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA147

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: 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

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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7 (235C)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25024C
- Engines: 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

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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