# N5663U: Maule MX-7-180, registration cancelled 2014-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Maule MX-7-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180) (registry code 5470205)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11023C
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1995
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A74008
- Owner when cancelled: [Rose Mickey B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSE%20MICKEY%20B)
- Location: [Cataula, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cataula)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6644° N, 84.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31804, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5663U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5663U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5663U-2014-10-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MX-7-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180.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 SEA96LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA142), Jul 5, 1996: Maule MX-7-180 (N5663U), Newport, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the passenger's inadvertent activation of the aircraft's rudder, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a tree during an attempted go-around (aborted landing).

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19960705043959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705043959A), Jul 5, 1996: Maule MX7180 (N5663U), Newport, OR, Substantial damage. Lost control on final when passenger pushed full rudder trying adjust seat. Tried go around but hit trees.
- [Incident 19901111058849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111058849I), Nov 11, 1990: Maule MX7180 (N5663U), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Wind could have feen a factor.

## Other aircraft with N5663U

- [Cancelled 1969-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5663U-1969-12-23): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26460, built 1969. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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