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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M6235 · Iron Mountain, MI · July 30, 1985

Date
July 30, 1985 · 15:00 local
Place
Iron Mountain, MI
Airport
Ford
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5646Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA323
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540W1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
923 total1 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.

Lost directional control and ground looped on rollout. Familiarization flight with non CFI owner in right seat.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON ROLLOUT. FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT WITH NON CFI OWNER IN RIGHT SEAT.

NTSB investigation

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