# Incident 19880916065579I: Maule M5235C, Flint, MI, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 10:04 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9655° N, 83.7447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISHOP INTL (FNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9655&lon=-83.7447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6VD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6VD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916065579I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. GROUND LOOPED. DAMAGED PROP AND GEAR.

## Other reports on N6VD (2)

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

- [Accident 20160611006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160611006029A), Jun 11, 2016: Maule MX-7-235 (N6VD), Ontario, OR, Substantial damage. The accident pilot reported he was enroute from owyhee airstrip (28U) to harvey airfield (S43) when he landed at Ontario municpal airport, Oregon (ono), for…
- [Accident 19900724028279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900724028279A), Jul 24, 1990: Maule M5235C (N6VD), East Tawan, MI, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped on landing. Blamed a crosswind gust.

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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