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FTW84LA359

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

Current FAA registration · N5648D

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

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 ↗.

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