# Maxair MU 582 DRIFTER

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05902SA
- Manufacturer (registry): MAXAIR
- Model: MU 582 DRIFTER
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/maxair-mu-582-drifter

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N582RH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N582RH): [Rector Donny](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RECTOR%20DONNY), [Hubertus, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Hubertus), built 1989, S/N 107

## 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 ERA10LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA431), Aug 18, 2010: Maxair MU 582 Drifter (N582RH), Old Forge, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use the full length of the lake, which necessitated a steep turn to avoid obstacles during takeoff that resulted in an accelerated stall.

## 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 20100818053489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100818053489A), Aug 18, 2010: Maxair MU 582 DRIF (N582RH), Old Forge, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Piltot w/ one passenger aboard attempted to depart 1st lake. At the time of the accident, wind conditions were light, the water conditions were calm, the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Lockwood MU582 DRIFTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockwood-mu582-drifter): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0590306
- [Crawford James R MU-582 DRIFTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-james-r-mu-582-drifter): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05903PR
- [Rogers Henry J MU 582 DRIFTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-henry-j-mu-582-drifter): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05904JG
- [Terkeurst Jr/Gardner/Sharp JR MU582 DRIFTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/terkeurst-jr-gardner-sharp-jr-mu582-drifter): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05607SC

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