# N56489: 1983 Maule M-5-235C, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7372C
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1983
- Certificate issued: December 8, 2009
- Last registry action: December 8, 2009
- Mode S code: A73958
- Owner when cancelled: [Gedney Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEDNEY%20KENNETH)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9697° N, 96.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75248, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56489
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56489-2018-01-25

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-5-235C: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c.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 CEN10FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA164), Mar 18, 2010: Maule M-5-235C (N56489), Lewisville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not retract the landing gear before a water landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot did not use a checklist.

## 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 20100318029639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100318029639A), Mar 18, 2010: Maule M-5-235C (N56489), The Colony, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. N56489 departed addison municipal airport (ADS) at 1555 LCL with pilot [privacy data omitted] as PIC. [privacy data omitted] Proceeded to lake lewisville via…

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