# NTSB LAX82FA313: Maule M-6-235, N56493, 5nm Sw Of Mcnea, AZ, August 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 23, 1982, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: 5nm Sw Of Mcnea, AZ
- Coordinates: 31.550132, -109.690223 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5501&lon=-109.6902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA313
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69662/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA313

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56493-1985-07-31), registration cancelled 1985-07-31, S/N 7406C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-6-235
- Registry model: [Maule M-6-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (registry code 5460160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7406C
- Airframe hours: 99
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820823040659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823040659A), Aug 23, 1982: Maule M6235, Mcneal, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Made steep climbing turn after takeoff with intention to buzz persons on the ground. Aircraft stalled. No recovery.

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.

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