- Date
- August 23, 1982, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- 5nm Sw Of Mcnea, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56493Maule M-6-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820823040659A
- Case key
- 69662
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Immediately after takeoff the acft was observed in a right turn with an abnormally nose high attitude. The acft appearedto stall & slide toward the left wing. Before a recovery could be completed the left wing & nose hit simultaneously at a 45 deg angle in soft ground. A witness stated the plt had said he was going to buzz the persons remaining on the ground. A density altitude of 7,000 ft was calculated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56493
- Reported as
- Maule M-6-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7406C
- Airframe hours
- 99
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arizona Truss Fabricators, Inc
- Registered owner
- Ronald Hadley Pratte
- Departed
- 5nm Sw Of Mcnea, AZ
- Destination
- 219 · Chandler, AZ
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,890 total · 365 in this make and model · 2,726 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 189 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DUG, 10 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.