{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"1978-06-29","airworthiness_ops":"Normal","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2021-11-02","city":"KOTZEBUE","country_code":"US","county_code":"188","cruise_speed_mph":108,"data_date":"2026-10-02","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41532","engine_horsepower":250,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"0-540 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2028-11-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"piston-singles","kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-06-23","maker":"Maule","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"MAULE","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"5460135","mode_s_code":"52030046","mode_s_hex":"A83026","model":"M-5-235C","n_number":"N6269M","name":"SEARS JAMES W JR","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"PAULINA","damage":"SUBS","date":"2000-08-13","highest_injury":"MINR","ntsb_no":"SEA00LA158","probable_cause":"The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs), which resulted in a stall/mush into the terrain. Factors include mountainous/hilly terrain, tall trees, a high density altitude, and the pilot's diverted attention as he attempted to keep a herd of deer in sight while maneuvering.","registration":"N6269M","state":"OR","summary":"Accident on August 13, 2000 at Paulina, OR: minor injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":1,"other_names":"SCOTTON BRADLEY D","plain_english":"N6269M is a Maule M-5-235C, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1978. It has 4 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Kotzebue, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 2, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated June 29, 1978.","records_check":[{"finding":"Valid registration to Sears James W JR, a co-owned, certificate issued November 2, 2021, expires November 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded.","item":"Registration and identity","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"Standard certificate for normal, dated June 29, 1978, consistent with the 1978 manufacture year.","item":"Airworthiness certificate","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 7213C for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"N6269M was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Stinson 108-3 (serial 108-4269, cancelled November 24, 1959). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number.","item":"Tail number reuse","source":2,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Recent registry documents","source":3,"status":"NOTE"},{"finding":"1 NTSB record under N6269M: Accident on August 13, 2000 at Paulina, OR: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below.","item":"Accident and incident record","source":4,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Title chain, liens and 337 forms","source":null,"status":"PENDING"},{"finding":"AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.","item":"Airworthiness directives and utilization","source":null,"status":"PENDING"}],"records_check_sources":[{"n":1,"name":"FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":2,"name":"FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download)","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":3,"name":"FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":4,"name":"NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL)","url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search"}],"region":"Alaskan","region_code":"5","registrant_type":"Co-owned","registrant_type_code":"4","seats":4,"serial_number":"7213C","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"AK","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"PO BOX 803","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00371736","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N6269M","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1978,"zip":"997520803"}