Maule M-7-235C accident near Brookings, OR
On August 21, 2011, a Maule M-7-235C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brookings, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 21, 2011
- Place
- Brookings, OR
- Aircraft
- Maule M-7-235C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.071°N, 124.287°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110822X65726
Official records · WPR11FA395
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 21, 2011, at 1212 Pacific daylight time, a Maule M-7-235C, N199BF, descended into terrain while maneuvering about 1 mile south of the Brookings Airport (BOK), Brookings, Oregon. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan had been filed. According to the family and previous owner of the airplane, the accident pilot had purchased the airplane in Portland, Oregon, and was flying the airplane back home to Louisiana. It was not clear where the pilot departed from that morning, but at 1200 he contacted Seattle flight watch while in flight for weather conditions along his route of flight, which included his destination of Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), Monterey, California. Witnesses reported that they observed an airplane circling in the fog before they heard trees breaking. One of the witnesses located at a church parking lot, about 2 miles south of the airport, reported that he heard the airplane approaching from the south. He heard the engine sound decrease as if the power had been reduced, then saw a float-equipped airplane descend out of the base of the clouds, which he estimated to be about 170 feet above the surface. Immediately thereafter, the engine sound increased as if power had been increased, and the airplane's nose began to rise. The airplane banked to the right, and struck a tree about 100 yards t
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees while on approach for landing.
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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.
