# Accident 19910701025189A: Maule M6235, Arcade, NY, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 14:55 local time
- Place: Arcade, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5295° N, 78.4309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5295&lon=-78.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43LH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540W1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025189A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFT OFF FROM SHORT STRIP LED TO LOSS OF CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK POWERLINE. BEHIND POWER CURVE.

## 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 NYC91LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA162), Jul 1, 1991: Maule M6-235 (N43LH), Arcade, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER LIFT-OFF SPEED DURING A TAKEOFF ON A GRASS RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH POWER LINES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…

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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