# N284X: 1975 Maule M-5-210C, registration cancelled 2017-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6103C
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1998
- Last registry action: October 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A2DEE4
- Owner when cancelled: [Laird Dale A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAIRD%20DALE%20A)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6051° N, 149.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=284X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284X-2017-07-14

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-5-210C: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c.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 SEA00FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA074), Apr 16, 2000: Maule M-5-210C (N284X), Babb, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Terrain clearance was not maintained. High mountains, mountain obscuration, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation were factors.

## 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 20000416007799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416007799A), Apr 16, 2000: Maule M5210C (N284X), Babb, MT, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) In-flight collision with mountainous terrain. On site investigation not possible due to steep mountainous terrain. Wreckage located on 40 degree slope in…

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