Single-engine piston

N3217V

2008 Maule M-7-260

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2008
Serial
26022C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Boulder, CO
Registration record

N3217V on the FAA register

Type
2008 Maule M-7-260
Serial
26022C
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Boulder, CO
Certificate issued
2020-01-29
Airworthiness date
2008-01-21
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A37568
Mode S (octal)
50672550
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-17
    Accident at Sea Ranch, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2020-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N3217V to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2001-11-20
    N3217V previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air B300 (s/n FL-317); cancelled.
  • 1995-12-20
    N3217V previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air B200 (s/n BB1517); cancelled.
  • 1990-06-22
    N3217V previously assigned to a Beechcraft Bonanza 35 (s/n D655); cancelled.
Overview

About N3217V

N3217V is a 2008 Maule M-7-260, serial number 26022C. It is registered to an individual in Boulder, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 21, 2008.

N3217V has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-10-17 Accident · Sea Ranch, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB (Ongoing) · WPR27LA020
Reported aircraft: Maule M-7-260
Preliminary report: On October 17, 2026, about 1030 Pacific daylight time, a Maule M-7-260, N3217V, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion while landing at The Sea Ranch Airport (CA51), Sea Ranch, California. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot had recently retrieved the airplane from a maintenance facility following an annual inspection and associated maintenance. During the initial engine run-up, the right wheel brake remained engaged after he released the parking brake. He re-engaged the parking brake and released it again, after which both brakes released normally. He then taxied the airplane and completed the flight to CA51…
NTSB report ↗
1965-10-12 Accident · Council Bluffs Ia, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3472
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35 — a different aircraft that carried the N3217V registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.