# N2048U: 1970 Maule M-4-220C, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23), [TCDS E9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2042C
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1970
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2005
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A1A462
- Owners when cancelled: [Herning Benjamin N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERNING%20BENJAMIN%20N), [Herning Deanna K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERNING%20DEANNA%20K)
- Location: [Chugiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Chugiak)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2993° N, 149.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99567, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2048U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2048U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048U-2012-10-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Maule M-4-220C: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA142), Sep 4, 1997: Maule ML-4-220C (N2048U), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent swerve during landing on calm water. A factor was the pilot's lack of certification in single engine seaplanes.
- [NTSB ANC79FAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG11), Oct 13, 1978: Maule M-4 (N2048U), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19970903039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903039639A), Sep 3, 1997: Maule M4220C (N2048U), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. Right float seperated landing at remote lake. Damaged floats right wing also.
- [Accident 19781013029069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013029069A), Oct 13, 1978: Maule M4T (N2048U), Palmer,Ak, AK, Substantial damage

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