# N56568: 1984 Maule M-7-235, registration cancelled 2018-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Maule M-7-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (registry code 5470208)
- 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: 4012C
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1984
- Certificate issued: September 11, 2012
- Last registry action: September 11, 2012
- Mode S code: A73CC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Duncan William D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNCAN%20WILLIAM%20D)
- Location: [Joseph, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Joseph)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2778° N, 117.1149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97846, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56568
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56568
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56568-2018-02-15

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-7-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235.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 ANC07LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA081), Aug 16, 2007: Maule M-7-235 (N56568), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reversal of the elevator control cables by maintenance personnel, and the inadequate preflight inspection by the flight instructor and dual student.

## 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 20070815017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070815017739A), Aug 15, 2007: Maule M7235 (N56568), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] elevator flight controls were hooked up improperly or backwards (pull back on the yoke causes the aircraft to go nose down, push…

## Other aircraft with N56568

- [Cancelled 1973-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56568-1973-11-06): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325659. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

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