# N284X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=284X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284X

## Aircraft that carried N284X

- [Cancelled 2017-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284X-2017-07-14): Maule M-5-210C, S/N 6103C, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Laird Dale A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAIRD%20DALE%20A), [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)

## NTSB investigations on N284X (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 SEA00FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA074), Apr 16, 2000: Maule M-5-210C (N284X), Babb, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Terrain clearance was not maintained. High mountains, mountain obscuration, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation were factors.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N284X (1)

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.

- [Accident 20000416007799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416007799A), Apr 16, 2000: Maule M5210C (N284X), Babb, MT, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) In-flight collision with mountainous terrain. On site investigation not possible due to steep mountainous terrain. Wreckage located on 40 degree slope in…

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