# N4279L: 1999 Maule M-7-235B, registration cancelled 2011-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2011
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Maule M-7-235B](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b) (registry code 5460109)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23058C
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2011
- Last registry action: May 18, 2011
- Mode S code: A5193E
- Owner when cancelled: [Sharman Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARMAN%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Vacaville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vacaville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4213° N, 122.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95688, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4279L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4279L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4279L-2011-08-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-7-235B: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235b.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20001129SH020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001129SH020), Oct 13, 2000: TAILPIPE. CRACKED. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, NOTED THE LEFT TAILPIPE CRACKED AT THE MOUNTING SUPPORT TAB APPROXIMATELY 95 PERCENT OF PIPE DIAMETER. CRACK HAD ORIGINATED FROM WELD 
- [SDR 20001129SH019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001129SH019), Oct 13, 2000: MUFFLER. CRACKED. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, NOTED THE LEFT MUFFLER WAS CRACKED AT THE END PLATE WHERE IT HAD BEEN WELDED DURING ASSY. THE CRACKS RAN PARALLEL TO WELDS AND SHOWED 

## Other aircraft with N4279L

- [Cancelled 1992-12-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4279L-1992-12-14): Cessna 172G, S/N 17254348. Owner: [Russellville Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSELLVILLE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Russellville, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Russellville)

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