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Event FTW84LA359

1984-08-18 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, United States Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5648D

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MAULE M-6-235

Year of manufacture

1982 · 2 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19820715

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A7393A

Registrant of record

GUHR ROBERT

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON A HEADING OF 165 DEG AT 3,500 FT THE PLT SAW ANOTHER ACFT AT THE SAME ALTITUDE ON A COLLISION COURSE. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY PUSHING THE NOSE OVER FORCING BOTH OCCUPANTS INTO THE CABIN OVERHEAD. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, BOTH SEATBELTS AND SHOULDER HARNESSES WERE IN USE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84LA359.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.