Accident Maule M-6-235 N5648D, Saturday 18 August 1984

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Date:	Saturday 18 August 1984
Time:	08:45 LT
Type:	Maule M-6-235
Owner/operator:	Lockhart Aviation
Registration:	N5648D
MSN:	7418C
Year of manufacture:	1982
Total airframe hrs:	138 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-540-WIA5D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Accident
Location:	Corpus Christi, TX - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Lockhart, TX
Destination airport:	Brownsville, TX (BRO
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
ON A HEADING OF 165 DEG AT 3,500 FT THE PLT SAW ANOTHER ACFT AT THE SAME ALTITUDE ON A COLLISION COURSE. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY PUSHING THE NOSE OVER FORCING BOTH OCCUPANTS INTO THE CABIN OVERHEAD. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, BOTH SEATBELTS AND SHOULDER HARNESSES WERE IN USE.

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