# N2078U: 1971 Maule M-4-220C, registration cancelled 1980-11-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 10, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2071C
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1975
- Mode S code: A1AF87
- Owner when cancelled: [Nichols Farm](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20FARM)
- Location: [Baker, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Baker)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2578° N, 104.2256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59313, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2078U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2078U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2078U-1980-11-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 MKC79FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA028), May 3, 1979: Maule M-4 (N2078U), Bowman, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19790503011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503011469A), May 3, 1979: Maule M4 (N2078U), Bowman, ND, Destroyed. Pilot searching for cattle. Aircraft impacted the ground at high rate of speed.

## Other aircraft with N2078U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2078U): Interplane SKYBOY, S/N 058/2002, built 2002

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