# NTSB Accident SEA01LA079
> **Maule M-7-235** · 2001-04-26 · Summer Lake, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA01LA079
- **Event ID:** 20010501X00845
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-26
- **Location:** Summer Lake, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.860958, -120.70903
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-7-235
- **Registration:** N126DP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision to land on a dry lake bed without first taking action to determine the firmness of the surface. Factors include soft terrain at the location the pilot chose to land.

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