# N5656A: Maule M-7-235, registration cancelled 1997-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Maule M-7-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (registry code 5470208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4001C
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1993
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A73CA8
- Owners when cancelled: [Brewer William B Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BREWER%20WILLIAM%20B%20JR), [Adams Charles R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAMS%20CHARLES%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 65.1550° N, 146.2526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99707, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5656A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5656A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5656A-1997-07-30

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 ANC96FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA131), Aug 24, 1996: Maule M-7 (N5656A), Barrow, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and resultant flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors associated with the accident were: high winds and terrain induced turbulence.

## 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 19960824023809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824023809A), Aug 24, 1996: Maule M7235 (N5656A), Barrow, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flying in severe winds and turbulence. Aircraft broke up in flight.

## Other aircraft with N5656A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5656A): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 11939
- [Cancelled 1970-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5656A-1970-07-20): Beech 65-A90, S/N LJ-176, built 1966. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Frederick B Ayer & Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDERICK%20B%20AYER%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- [Cancelled 1958-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5656A-1958-07-23): Cessna 172, S/N 28256. Owner: [Puerto Rico Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUERTO%20RICO%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [San Juan, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/San%20Juan)

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