# Accident 19820823040659A: Maule M6235, Mcneal, AZ, August 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: Mcneal, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5501° N, 109.6902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5501&lon=-109.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56493-1985-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,890 total, 365 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823040659A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP CLIMBING TURN AFTER TAKEOFF WITH INTENTION TO BUZZ PERSONS ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT STALLED.NO RECOVERY.

## 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 LAX82FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA313), Aug 23, 1982: Maule M-6-235 (N56493), 5nm Sw Of Mcnea, AZ, destroyed, 4 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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