Single-engine piston

N51578

1974 Maule M-5-210C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
6020C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Middle Tennessee State University (Government)
Based
Murfreesboro, TN
Registration record

N51578 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Maule M-5-210C
Serial
6020C
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Registered owner
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Certificate issued
2013-09-19
Airworthiness date
1974-02-12
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A67770
Mode S (octal)
51473560
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
500 nm
Cruise (type)
143 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N51578.
  • 1974-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N51578

N51578 is a 1974 Maule M-5-210C, serial number 6020C. The FAA register lists Middle Tennessee State University as the registrant in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2013 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 143 knots and a range of about 500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 12, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51578.

Cruise
143 kt
Range
500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
210
Takeoff over 50 ft
600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
600 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Maule M-5-210C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51578.

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.