Accident Maule M-5 N347X, Sunday 10 June 1984

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Date:	Sunday 10 June 1984
Time:	14:00 LT
Type:	Maule M-5
Owner/operator:	George Edwin Palmer
Registration:	N347X
MSN:	6157C
Total airframe hrs:	728 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-360-D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Palmer, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Nikolai, AK (AMOS)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED HIS FIRST WATER TAKE-OFF OF THE SEASON WITH THE AIRCRAFT LOADED OVER GROSS WITH AN AFT CG. UNABLE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLEAR TALL TREES BORDERING THE WATERWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED IN THE TURN, RECOVERED, BUT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND IMPACTED AT THE WATER'S EDGE.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: