Maule M-7-235 accident near Mcintosh, SD
On May 2, 1994, a Maule M-7-235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mcintosh, SD. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 2, 1994
- Place
- Mcintosh, SD
- Aircraft
- Maule M-7-235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.920°N, 101.350°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01225
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 2, 1994, about 1030 mountain daylight time (mdt), a Maule M7-235, N525GS, piloted by the private pilot/registered owner, was destroyed when it impacted an earth bank and came to rest in a stock pond near McIntosh, South Dakota. The non-instrument rated private pilot and the one passenger on board the airplane received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed for the flight, no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Aberdeen, South Dakota, approximately 0900. The intended destination was Miles City, Montana. According to Air Traffic Control (ATC) records and family testimony, the pilot and the one passenger were en route from their home base airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Kamiah, Idaho, on a hunting/camping vacation. ATC records revealed the pilot planned to depart the Green Bay area about 0400, refuel at Aberdeen, South Dakota, and stop at Miles City, Montana on the way to their destination. Records indicate the pilot obtained two preflight weather briefings from Green Bay Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) before departure. Green Bay AFSS personnel advised the pilot that, although there was a possibility of light rain showers in Montana, visual flight rules (VFR) conditions were forecast along the planned route of flight throughout the day. The briefer reminded the pilot that Flight Watch would be available for weather updates and pilot reports. While en route, the pilot contacted Princeton AFSS twice (at 0531 and 0621) for updated weather information. He contacted H
Probable cause
VFR FLIGHT BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM RISING TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO UPDATE HIS WEATHER INFORMATION AT THE EN ROUTE STOP, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, RISING TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
