# N5647N: Maule M-6-235, registration cancelled 1994-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Maule M-6-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235) (registry code 5460160)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7421C
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1991
- Last registry action: December 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A73920
- Owner when cancelled: [Bivin William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIVIN%20WILLIAM%20C)
- Location: [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.7633° N, 161.8694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99559, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5647N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5647N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5647N-1994-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-6-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-6-235.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 ANC94FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA001), Oct 2, 1993: Maule M-6-235 (N5647N), Merrill Pass, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE WHITEOUT WEATHER CONDITION.

## 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 19931002037319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931002037319A), Oct 2, 1993: Maule M6235 (N5647N), Merril Pass, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Flew up a blind canyon in MVFR. Struck canyon wall trying to turn around was trying to negotiate merrill Pass.

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