- Date
- December 16, 1981
- Place
- Summerland Key, FL · SUMMERLAND KEY, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56499Maule M-6
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811216079449A
- Case key
- 122637
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3486 81/12/16 SUMMERLAND KEY,FL MAULE M-6 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4000 TIME - 1658 N56499 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUMMERLAND KEY,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56499
- Reported as
- Maule M-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Summerland
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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