# Accident 19910626024029A: Maule M6235, Lake Placid, NY, June 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, NY
- Airport: Lake Placid Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2806° N, 73.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2806&lon=-73.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56476, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56476-1996-06-17) (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: 156 total, 65 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626024029A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED LEFT ON SHORT FINAL. LANDED OFF EDGE RUNWAY. SAW DITCH. TRIED GO AROUND,DRAGGED WING,LANDED AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC91LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA157), Jun 26, 1991: Maule M6 (N56476), Lake Placid, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE WINDS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CONTROL INTERFERENCE FROM A PASSENGER AND GUSTY…

## Other reports on N56476 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930711022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930711022939A), Jul 11, 1993: Maule M6235 (N56476), Willoughby, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aborted banner tow pickup due rope over elevator. Pulled up in steep turn. Stalled and impacted near vertical.

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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