# NTSB WPR27LA020: Maule M-7-260, N3217V, Sea Ranch, CA, October 17, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 17, 2026, 10:37, time zone not recorded
- Place: Sea Ranch, CA
- Location: 38.7253° N, 123.4583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sea Ranch, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7253&lon=-123.4583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27LA020
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204030/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA020

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-7-260, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460111), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3217V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3217V), registered now, S/N 26022C, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-260
- Registry model: [Maule M-7-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-260) (registry code 5460111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-v4a5d) (registry code 41807, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kunkel David L
- Registered owner: Kunkel David L

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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