# Accident 19930711022939A: Maule M6235, Willoughby, OH, July 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1993, 09:15 local time
- Place: Willoughby, OH
- Airport: Lost Nation Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6399° N, 81.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6399&lon=-81.3994&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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,272 total, 130 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930711022939A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED BANNER TOW PICKUP DUE ROPE OVER ELEVATOR. PULLED UP IN STEEP TURN. STALLED AND IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL.

## 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 BFO93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA116), Jul 11, 1993: Maule M-6-235 (N56476), Willoughby, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING A PULLUP MANEUVER, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.

## Other reports on N56476 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910626024029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626024029A), Jun 26, 1991: Maule M6235 (N56476), Lake Placid, NY, Substantial damage. Drifted left on short final. Landed off edge runway. Saw ditch. Tried go around,dragged wing,landed and nosed over.

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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