# N71AR: 1984 Maule M-5-235C, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 7445C
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1984
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1991
- Last registry action: March 24, 1998
- Mode S code: A979C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Air Research Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AIR%20RESEARCH%20INC)
- Location: [Driggs, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Driggs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7043° N, 111.3093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83422, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71AR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71AR-2013-09-30

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-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 SEA96FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA010), Oct 23, 1995: Maule M-5-235C (N71AR), Alta, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the corrosion, consequent fatigue cracking and ultimate separation of the right wing forward lift strut.

## 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 19951023034039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951023034039A), Oct 23, 1995: Maule M5235C (N71AR), Alta, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During bear elk tracking observed in low level turn. Right wing separated. Aircraft crashed burned. Strut corrosion

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