# Accident 19921223051619A: Maule M5180C, Moultrie, GA, December 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1992, 10:15 local time
- Place: Moultrie, GA
- Airport: Spence Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1598° N, 83.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1598&lon=-83.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1TK-1995-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-180C (registry code 5460204, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5180C
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921223051619A

## Narrative

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

OVERROTATED ON TAKEOFF. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY NOSE HIGH. STALLED. MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. NO ANNUAL. CHILDREN ABOARD.

## 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 MIA93LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA033), Dec 23, 1992: Maule M-5-180C (N1TK), Moultrie, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL) AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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