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Maule M-5-235C: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Maule M-5-235C — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

175currently registered

48average age (years)

1978median model year

4seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

262.9NTSB events per 1,000 registered

46NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Maule M-5-235C aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Maule M-5-235C aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Alaska	37
California	12
Idaho	10
Washington	8
Texas	8
Montana	7

Maule M-5-235C airframes with a public accident record

These Maule M-5-235C aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N725JK 1988 · 2 records prior tail number
N41VZ 1976 · 1 record prior tail number
N56298 1978 · 1 record prior tail number
N737WB 1977 · 1 record prior tail number
N366X 1976 · 2 records
N386X 1976 · 2 records
N56304 · 2 records
N56366 1980 · 2 records
N5636D 1979 · 2 records
N5644N 1981 · 2 records
N5644W 1980 · 2 records
N6224M 1978 · 2 records
N8070 1985 · 2 records
N9281E · 2 records
N12BE · 1 record

Other Maule models

M-5-210C · 94 registered
M-4-220C · 83 registered
M-6-235 · 79 registered
M-7-235C · 77 registered
MXT-7-180A · 74 registered
M-7-235B · 66 registered
MT-7-235 · 60 registered
M-5-180C · 57 registered

Was this Maule M-5-235C ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Maule M-5-235C that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Maule M-5-235C by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24