Aviation accident WPR19FA178

1 fatal · Maule M7-235B · 2019-06-22 · Sunriver, OR, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR19FA178
Event ID: 20190622X51304
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-06-22
Location: Sunriver, OR, USA
Coordinates: 43.864444, -121.455001

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Maule
Model: M7-235B
Registration: N118G
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power due to the separation of baffling in both mufflers. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to retract the landing gear on the float-equipped airplane before performing a forced landing to the river.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown