# Incident 19830826053771I: Maule M5235C, Laredo, TX, August 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1983, 21:45 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6171M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171M-1995-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,821 total, 20 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830826053771I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT YAWED EXCESSIVELY DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N6171M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930502015319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502015319A), May 2, 1993: Maule M5235C (N6171M), Fowl Cay, Bahamas, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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