# N5666N: Maule MX-7-180, registration cancelled 1999-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 11024C
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: October 13, 1998
- Mode S code: A7406B
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9302° N, 96.7927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75240, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5666N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5666N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5666N-1999-03-16

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 MX-7-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX2180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2180), Apr 8, 1996: HEAT VALVE. DETERIORATED. DURING HEAT VALVE INSPECTION PER MAULE SB 16 (2-20-96) REFERENCE SL NR 56 (2-27-96) FOUND ON VISUAL INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS, BUT WHEN SLIGHT PULL PRESSURE APPLIE

## 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 CHI97LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA107), Apr 19, 1997: Maule MX-7-180 (N5666N), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19970419006159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419006159A), Apr 19, 1997: Maule MX7180 (N5666N), Lakeville, MN, Destroyed. Bounced nose high from hard landing wing stalled and hit runway. Aircraft cartwheeled into soft field . Too slow. (-23) eyewitness observed aircraft make what…
- [Incident 19950828034709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828034709I), Aug 28, 1995: Maule MX7180 (N5666N), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Gust of wind landing caused sharp swerve and ground loop. Not pilot error. Apparently encountered. Dust devil.
- [Incident 19870516053979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516053979I), May 16, 1987: Maule MX7180 (N5666N), Cameron Park, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing and veered off the runway side.

## Other aircraft with N5666N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5666N): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P22175
- [Cancelled 1955-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5666N-1955-10-18): Consolidated Vultee BT-15, S/N 10790. Owner: [Charles A Dickens](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20A%20DICKENS), [Toledo, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Toledo)

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