# Accident 19930502015319A: Maule M5235C, Fowl Cay, Bahamas, May 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1993
- Place: Fowl Cay, Bahamas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93WA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93WA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502015319A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA93WA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93WA117), May 2, 1993: Maule M-5-235C (N6171M), Fowl Cay, Bahamas, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6171M (1)

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

- [Incident 19830826053771I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830826053771I), Aug 26, 1983: Maule M5235C (N6171M), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft yawed excessively during a crosswind landing. Side load collapsed the landing gear.

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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