N5640S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Maule M-5-180C built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 5, 2012 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Maule M-5-180C cancelled July 5, 2012
- Serial number
- 8009C
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- June 19, 2006
- Last FAA action
- August 8, 2011
- Last owner
- Air Wings LLC (Corporation)
Saylorsburg, PA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Beech V35 cancelled February 3, 1971
- Serial number
- D-8180
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 24, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Nevadair CO (Corporation)
Boulder City, NV - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5640S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Maule M-5-180C · serial 8009C
The disconnected tailwheel compression spring, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
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