# N9851M: Maule M-4C, registration cancelled 1974-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Maule M-4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c) (registry code 5460105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6C
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1973
- Mode S code: ADC03E
- Owner when cancelled: [Cottington Lance](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTTINGTON%20LANCE)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9851M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9851M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9851M-1974-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-4C: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 DEN74AD048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD048), Apr 10, 1974: Maule M-4C (N9851M), Winston, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX74DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM02), Aug 12, 1973: Maule M4 (N9851M), Pine Valley, CA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA70DKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKG24), Apr 10, 1970: Maule M-4C (N9851M), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0127), Aug 26, 1968: Maule M-4C (N9851M), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage

## 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 19740408008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408008339A), Apr 8, 1974: Maule M4C (N9851M), Winston, NM, Destroyed. Acdt date presumed. Wreckage found 4/10/74.acft over max gwt.770LB narcotics on board.
- [Accident 19730811026079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811026079A), Aug 11, 1973: Maule M4C (N9851M), Pine Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Plt assumed oil problem from temp gage. Later inves found sys ok.

## Other aircraft with N9851M

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9851M-undated): Cessna 207A, S/N 20700743

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