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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6172M

N6172M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Maule M-5-235C built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 5, 2013. The last status on file was "revoked, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Maule M-5-235C cancelled August 5, 2013

Serial number
7184C
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Revoked, canceled
Certificate issued
April 4, 1978
Last FAA action
June 24, 1978
Last owner
Wrate Douglas W (Individual)
Fairbanks, AK
Airworthiness
Standard

Stinson 108-3 cancelled July 24, 1950

Serial number
108-4172
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1948
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 6, 1948
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Mattews George W/Long John A (Co-owned)
Cottage Grove, OR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N6172M

ANC82FAA07Accident on July 2, 1982 at Fairbanks, AK: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Maule M-5 · serial 7184C

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