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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2048U

N2048U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Maule M-4-220C built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 16, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Maule M-4-220C cancelled October 16, 2012

Serial number
2042C
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1970
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 24, 2005
Last FAA action
September 16, 2008
Last owner
Herning Benjamin N (Co-owned)
Chugiak, AK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N2048U

ANC97LA142Accident on September 4, 1997 at Aniak, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Maule ML-4-220C · serial 2042C

The inadvertent swerve during landing on calm water. A factor was the pilot's lack of certification in single engine seaplanes.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site