# N56489: 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: January 25, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56489

## Aircraft that carried N56489

- [Cancelled 2018-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56489-2018-01-25): Maule M-5-235C, S/N 7372C, built 1983. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gedney Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEDNEY%20KENNETH), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N56489 (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 CEN10FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA164), Mar 18, 2010: Maule M-5-235C (N56489), Lewisville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not retract the landing gear before a water landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot did not use a checklist.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56489 (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 20100318029639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100318029639A), Mar 18, 2010: Maule M-5-235C (N56489), The Colony, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. N56489 departed addison municipal airport (ADS) at 1555 LCL with pilot [privacy data omitted] as PIC. [privacy data omitted] Proceeded to lake lewisville via…

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