- Date
- May 31, 1984, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marietta, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56520Maule M-6-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840531020199A
- Case key
- 6284
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The float equipped acft departed on a southwesterly heading from the lake. Surface winds were reported from the north at 8 KTS gusting to 15. With full flaps extended the acft got airborne and continued a downwind climb over a tree line to about 250 ft AGL. The acft decelerated and stalled entering an uncontrolled descent to impact in the unimproved ground in a steep nose down attitude. According to the acft flight manual the recommended flap setting for takeoff was the second notch and for climb the first notch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56520
- Reported as
- Maule M-6-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7454C
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Montgomery, George
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 12, 1983 · 66 hours before
- Destination
- Kennesaw, GA
- Airport
- Laurel Lake
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 45 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.