Maule M-5-235C
N8070 is a Maule M-5-235C, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1985. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Shelton, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 10, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 23, 2003.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Maule
- Model
- M-5-235C · all M-5-235Cs and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and fabricThe fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. Welded steel-tube fuselage under fabric; metal wing structure. This is how the Maule M-5 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 8070C
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1985
- Cruising speed
- 108 mph
- Transponder code
- AAFE36 (octal 52577066)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- February 10, 2009
- Expires
- January 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- September 30, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · May 23, 2003
- FAA region
- Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00450795
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Farrington Andrew J
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 141 W Airview Way
Shelton, WA 98584-1283
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N8070 links to the rest of the register
- Maule M-5 364 registered
- Maule 1,344 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and fabric · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming O-540 series 5,245 aircraft with this engine series · 250 hp
- Shelton, WA 47 aircraft registered in this town
- Sanderson Field · SHN
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Maule M-5 17 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Maule M-5 29 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Maule M-5 211 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-540 series 28 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-540 series 304 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N8070, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Farrington Andrew J, an individual, certificate issued February 10, 2009, expires January 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated May 23, 2003, 18 years after the 1985 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 8070C for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N8070 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Spartan C3-165 (serial 112, cancelled September 15, 1938). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N8070: Accident on June 28, 2003 at Moses Lake, WA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 1, 1992 at San Jose, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Maule M-5-235C · operated under 091
An improper flare which resulted in a bounced landing during landing. The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and soft terrain were factors which eventually led to the aircraft nosing over.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Maule M5-180C · operated under 091
THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data