Single-engine piston

N489LA

Maule M-4-180V

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
47007T
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-C1F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Red Baron LLC (LLC)
Based
Middletown, DE
Registration record

N489LA on the FAA register

Type
Maule M-4-180V
Serial
47007T
Engines
Lycoming O-360-C1F
Registered owner
Red Baron LLC
Middletown, DE
Certificate issued
2024-08-02
Airworthiness date
2006-04-18
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A60B03
Mode S (octal)
51405403
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-18
    Accident at Creede, CO.
  • 2024-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N489LA.
  • 2006-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N489LA

N489LA is a Maule M-4-180V, serial number 47007T. The FAA register lists Red Baron LLC as the registrant in Middletown, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-C1F engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 18, 2006.

N489LA has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-18 Accident · Creede, CO NTSB · WPR26LA266
Reported aircraft: Maule M-4-180V
Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s performance capabilities in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a forced landing.
NTSB report ↗

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.