# N81CD: Maule M-5-235C, registration cancelled 1988-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7379C
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB0739
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81CD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81CD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81CD-1988-05-20

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 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 ANC83LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA087), May 31, 1983: Maule 5-235C (N81CD), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed

## 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 19830531021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830531021369A), May 31, 1983: Maule M5235C (N81CD), Fairbanks, AK, Destroyed. Lost control on takeoff in gusty crosswind. Aircraft cartwheeled. Crosswind component was excessive.
- [Incident 19810607051969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607051969I), Jun 7, 1981: Maule M5235C (N81CD), Malden, MO, Minor damage. Bounced, lost control of airplane. Landed sideways on final bounce. Side load collapsed landing gear.

## Other aircraft with N81CD

- [Cancelled 2019-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81CD-2019-09-26): Cessna 210N, S/N 21063108, built 1978. Exported to Bolivia. Owner: [Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20HOLDING%20SOLUTIONS%20LLC%20TRUSTEE), [Newark, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Newark)

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