NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA86LA167
Registry · N5636D
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MAULE M-5-235C
Year of manufacture
1979 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791203
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7353D
Registrant of record
SORENSEN R L
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AN INADVERTANT GROUND LOOP OCCURRED DURING WHICH THE ACFT VEERED LEFT STRIKING ANOTHER PARKED ACFT. THE PLT STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TAILWHEEL JAMMED; HOWEVER, POST ACCIDENT EXAM FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_SEA86LA167.txt.
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