# N4604S: 1966 Mael BA-42, registration cancelled 2012-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mael BA-42](https://openairdocs.org/model/mael-ba-42) (registry code 05601D3)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6SO), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1983
- Certificate issued: June 16, 1978
- Last registry action: June 5, 2007
- Mode S code: A59C90
- Owner when cancelled: [Mael Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAEL%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Portage, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Portage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5609° N, 89.4831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53901, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4604S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4604S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4604S-2012-12-07

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 Mael BA-42: https://openairdocs.org/model/mael-ba-42.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 MIA68F0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0058), Jul 27, 1967: Burns BA-42 (N4604S), Starkville, MS, substantial damage

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