N5657Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Maule MX-7-235 built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 22, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Maule MX-7-235 cancelled April 22, 2013
- Serial number
- 10001C
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 21, 1997
- Last FAA action
- June 15, 2010
- Last owner
- Onion Bradley C (Individual)
Soldotna, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) cancelled March 26, 1973
- Serial number
- 27-2774
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- March 26, 1973
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Seven Bar Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Albuquerque, NM - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5657Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Maule MX-7-235 · serial 10001C
The pilot's decision to continue flight at low altitude in instrument weather conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from a power line. Contributing to the accident were low cloud and visibility conditions.
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