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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ANC85LA013

1984-10-27 HOMER, Alaska, United States Airport · HOM None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5645D

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MAULE M-6-235

Year of manufacture

1981 · 3 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19810814

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A738D1

Registrant of record

FERENCZY VINCENT E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5645D Maule M-6 None

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT VEERED LEFT. RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED CAUSING THE ACFT TO OVER CORRECT BACK TO THE RIGHT. IN AN EFFORT TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED. THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ANC85LA013.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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NASA NTRS 2010 · Presentation

Airframe Noise Flight Test Measurements Using an Electret Condenser Microphone Array

An extensive collection of airframe noise flight test data has been acquired for a regional jet class of aircraft using a ground-based electret condenser microphone phased array system.

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