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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M5235C · Eagle Lake, ME · May 21, 1980

Date
May 21, 1980 · 16:17 local
Place
Eagle Lake, ME
Airport
Eagle Lake
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56356
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA022
Reported as
Maule M5235C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
440 total60 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made downwind water takeoff with added wind drag from a canoe attached to a pontoon. Stalled, hit trees on shore.

As the FAA filed it

MADE DOWNWIND WATER TAKEOFF WITH ADDED WIND DRAG FROM A CANOE ATTACHED TO A PONTOON. STALLED, HIT TREES ON SHORE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.