# N5509M: 2004 Skymaster Powered Parachutes EXCEL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Skymaster Powered Parachutes EXCEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/skymaster-powered-parachutes-excel) (registry code 05903W8, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: 00133
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 2007
- Certificate issued: January 7, 2019
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A7030A
- Registered owner: [Somers Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOMERS%20MICHAEL%20L)
- Location: [Lindsay, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Lindsay)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8321° N, 97.5964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73052, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5509M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5509M

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Skymaster Powered Parachutes EXCEL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5509M.

## NTSB investigations on N5509M not matched to an aircraft (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 SEA05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA065), Mar 13, 2005: Maule M-7-235C (N5509M), Graham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main gear due to separation of the attachment hardware.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5509M.

## Reports on N5509M not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5509M, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20050312004079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050312004079A), Mar 12, 2005: Maule M7235C (N5509M), Graham, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that while on a CFR part 91 cross country flight he had developed engine problems and had elected to make a precautionary landing on a…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5509M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5509M before.

- [Cancelled 1949-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5509M-1949-06-16): Goodyear GA-2, S/N 4028, built 1947. Owner: [Goodyear Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODYEAR%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Akron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Akron)

## Related

- Other Skymaster Powered Parachutes EXCEL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/skymaster-powered-parachutes-excel/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi.md

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