# Accident 19910213002309A: Maule M6235, Maricopa, AZ, February 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1991, 15:46 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5662F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5662F-1991-06-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 165 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002309A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL STRUCK WIRE FENCE ON TAKEOFF FROM SHORT PRIVATE STRIP CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH.

## 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 LAX91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA100), Feb 13, 1991: Maule M-6-235 (N5662F), Mobile, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS' FAILURE TO ESTABLISH A SUFFICIENT CLIMB RATE TO AVOID STRIKING A FENCE.

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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