- Date
- July 1, 1991, 14:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Arcade, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N43LHMaule M6-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910701025189A
- Case key
- 36949
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to attain the proper lift-off speed during a takeoff on a grass runway, resulting in a loss of control and collision with power lines. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's lack of understanding of the airplane's performance.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was taking off from a grass runway. The winds were calm and the temperature was 80 degrees fahrenheit. He did not attain proper groundspeed before rotating the airplane for takeoff. The airplane became airborne, but the pilot lost control and the airplane struck power lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43LH
- Reported as
- Maule M6-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7499 C
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Haley, Lawrence E.
- Registered owner
- Haley, Lawrence E.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- OLE · Olean, NY
- Airport
- NONE · Unknown, runway 33, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 700 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.