19811216079449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M-6-235 · Summerland Key, FL · December 16, 1981

Date
December 16, 1981 · 16:58 local
Place
Summerland Key, FL
Airport
Summerland Key
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56499
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82FA023
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total7 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft stalled during very steep climb after takeoff. Pilot had been demonstrating short and steep climb takeoffs

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING VERY STEEP CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT HAD BEEN DEMONSTRATING SHORT AND STEEP CLIMB TAKEOFFS

NTSB investigation

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