# N312X: 1975 Maule M-5-210C, registration cancelled 2012-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6129C
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1985
- Last registry action: May 3, 2000
- Mode S code: A3504C
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes Morris](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20MORRIS)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5968° N, 122.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97217, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=312X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312X-2012-09-25

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 (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 SEA88FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA084), Apr 25, 1988: Maule M5-210C (N312X), Bend, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA83LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA013), Oct 24, 1982: Maule M-5-210C (N312X), Madras, OR, 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 19880424023069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880424023069A), Apr 24, 1988: Maule M5210C (N312X), Bend, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of a cloud obscured ridge while trying to follow a highway under low ceiling fog and snow showers.
- [Accident 19821024055069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821024055069A), Oct 24, 1982: Maule M5210C (N312X), Madras, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot landed in small grass field, used brakes too abruptly causing aircraft to flip inverted.

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