N5656A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Maule M-7-235. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 30, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Maule M-7-235 cancelled July 30, 1997
- Serial number
- 4001C
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 25, 1993
- Last FAA action
- September 18, 1996
- Last owner
- Brewer William B JR (Co-owned)
Fairbanks, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
Beech 65-A90 cancelled July 20, 1970
- Serial number
- LJ-176
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- July 20, 1970
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Frederick B Ayer & Associates INC (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172 cancelled July 23, 1958
- Serial number
- 28256
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 9, 1957
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Puerto Rico Airways INC (Corporation)
San Juan, PR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5656A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Maule M-7 · serial 4001C
the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and resultant flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors associated with the accident were: high winds and terrain induced turbulence.
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