# N6172M: 1978 Maule M-5-235C, registration cancelled 2013-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 7184C
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1978
- Last registry action: June 24, 1978
- Mode S code: A80B69
- Owner when cancelled: [Wrate Douglas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRATE%20DOUGLAS%20W)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 67.3758° N, 149.7280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6172M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6172M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172M-2013-08-05

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 ANC82FAA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FAA07), Jul 2, 1982: Maule M-5 (N6172M), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19820702026939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702026939A), Jul 2, 1982: Maule M5235C (N6172M), Fairbanks, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crash occurred after takeoff, aircraft turned right 90 degrees and fell vertically to ground.

## Other aircraft with N6172M

- [Cancelled 1950-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172M-1950-07-24): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-4172, built 1948. Owner: [Mattews George W/Long John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATTEWS%20GEORGE%20W%2FLONG%20JOHN%20A), [Cottage Grove, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cottage%20Grove)

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