# Accident 19831002056889A: Maule M6235, Elberta, AL, October 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Airport: Miles Neuman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4109° N, 87.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4109&lon=-87.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5646D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5646D-2022-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-6-235 (registry code 5460160, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M6235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,822 total, 106 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002056889A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING IN SOFT PLOWED GROUND. AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA004), Oct 2, 1983: Maule M-6-235 (N5646D), Elberta, AL, 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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