# Accident 19800521016989A: Maule M5235C, Eagle Lake, ME, May 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1980, 16:17 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, ME
- Airport: Eagle Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0349° N, 68.5897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Lake, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0349&lon=-68.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56356 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA022-131278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800521016989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA022-131278), May 21, 1980: Maule 235C (N56356), Eagle Lake, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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