# N3168S: Maule MX-7-180A, registration cancelled 2012-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2012
- Exported to: Russia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Maule MX-7-180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (registry code 5460186)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20033C
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 23, 2002
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A3609C
- Owners when cancelled: [Hoover John W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOVER%20JOHN%20W%20JR), [Hoover Linda A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOVER%20LINDA%20A)
- Location: [Orange Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orange%20Park)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1759° N, 81.8700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32065, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3168S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3168S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3168S-2012-03-09

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 MX-7-180A: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19950514011599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514011599I), May 14, 1995: Maule MX7235 (N3168S), Elton, LA, Minor damage. Premature liftoff. Veered off runway alignment. Unable climb. Tail hit levee. Settled into flooded field. Nosed over.

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