# N5663U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 28, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5663U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5663U

## Aircraft that carried N5663U

- [Cancelled 2014-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5663U-2014-10-28): Maule MX-7-180, S/N 11023C. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rose Mickey B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSE%20MICKEY%20B), [Cataula, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cataula)
- [Cancelled 1969-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5663U-1969-12-23): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26460, built 1969. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N5663U (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 SEA96LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA142), Jul 5, 1996: Maule MX-7-180 (N5663U), Newport, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the passenger's inadvertent activation of the aircraft's rudder, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a tree during an attempted go-around (aborted landing).

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5663U (2)

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 19960705043959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705043959A), Jul 5, 1996: Maule MX7180 (N5663U), Newport, OR, Substantial damage. Lost control on final when passenger pushed full rudder trying adjust seat. Tried go around but hit trees.
- [Incident 19901111058849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111058849I), Nov 11, 1990: Maule MX7180 (N5663U), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Wind could have feen a factor.

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