- Date
- February 17, 1985, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hilton Head, SC
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5636BMaule M-5-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850217003379A
- Case key
- 6748
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft stalled & crashed from an altitude of about 300 ft. witnesses stated that the acft entered a steep clumb angle upon lift off and climbed to about 300 ft. then the acft nosed over & fell to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5636B
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7304C
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kevin C. Mazer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 6, 1984
- Departed
- SUA · Stuart, FL
- Destination
- CHS · Charleston, SC
- Airport
- 49J · Hilton Head, runway 21, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 45 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV, 28 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.
Other investigations on N5636B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.