# Accident 19850217003379A: Maule M5235C, Hilton Head, SC, February 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Hilton Head, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2245° N, 80.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILTON HEAD (HXD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2245&lon=-80.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5636B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5636B-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217003379A

## Narrative

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

PITCH ATTITUDE TOO HIGH AFTER LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND. PILOT GIVEN REMEDIAL FLIGHT CHECK.

## 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 ATL85LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA100), Feb 17, 1985: Maule M-5-235C (N5636B), Hilton Head, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5636B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791126032279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126032279A), Nov 26, 1979: Maule M5235C (N5636B), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing.

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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