WPR27LA020

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-7-260 · Sea Ranch, CA · October 17, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
October 17, 2026, 10:37, time zone not recorded
Place
Sea Ranch, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3217VMaule M-7-260
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Case key
204030

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
N3217V
Reported as
Maule M-7-260
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Kunkel David L
Registered owner
Kunkel David L

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