NTSB CHI90LA195 — 1990-07-24 · EAST TAWAS, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N6VD

Make / Model: MAULE MX-7-235
Year of manufacture: 1981 · 9 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20120430
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A7C46C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6VD Maule M-5-235C None

Probable cause & findings

THE PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SOME WIND SHEAR DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING. HE STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT HAD 170 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING 131 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI90LA195.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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