Single-engine piston

N55000

2003 Maule M-7-260C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2003
Serial
30031C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gross Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Larned, KS
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Registration record

N55000 on the FAA register

Type
2003 Maule M-7-260C
Serial
30031C
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Gross Flying Service Inc
Larned, KS
Certificate issued
2023-11-08
Airworthiness date
2003-02-24
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A701DC
Mode S (octal)
51600734
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N55000 to the current registrant.
  • 2015-03-10
    Accident at Oregon, MO; damage: substantial.
  • 2003-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-11-20
    N55000 previously assigned to a Quicksilver Aircraft GT-500 (s/n GT5TC0106); cancelled.
  • 1992-04-20
    N55000 previously assigned to a Beechcraft 1900C (s/n UC135); cancelled.
Overview

About N55000

N55000 is a 2003 Maule M-7-260C, serial number 30031C. The FAA register lists Gross Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Larned, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 8, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 24, 2003.

N55000 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

2015-03-10 Accident · Oregon, MO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN15LA170
Reported aircraft: Maule M 7-260C
Probable cause: Engine vibration for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
1992-01-03 Accident · Gabriels, NY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DCA92MA016
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 1900C — a different aircraft that carried the N55000 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO ESTABLISH A STABILIZED APPROACH, HIS INADEQUATE CROSS-CHECK OF INSTRUMENTS, HIS DESCENT BELOW SPECIFIED MINIMUM ALTITUDE AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, AND FAILURE OF THE COPILOT TO MONITOR THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION STATIC INTERFERENCE, CAUSED BY INADEQUATE GROUNDING BETWEEN THE RADOME AND FUSELAGE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN UNRELIABLE GLIDE SLOPE INDICATIONS.

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.