Single-engine piston

N5500E

2001 Maule M-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
30026C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Allen Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N5500E on the FAA register

Type
2001 Maule M-9 (FAA: Maule M-7-260C)
Serial
30026C
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Allen Aviation LLC
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2010-09-10
Airworthiness date
2001-03-23
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A701C8
Mode S (octal)
51600710
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5500E to the current registrant.
  • 2001-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982-02-26
    N5500E previously assigned to a Cessna 320A (s/n 320A0001); cancelled.
Overview

About N5500E

N5500E is a 2001 Maule M-9 (FAA model M-7-260C), serial number 30026C. The FAA register lists Allen Aviation LLC as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2010 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 March 23, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5500E. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-04-20 Accident · West Mifflin,Pa, 38 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1420
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320 — a different aircraft that carried the N5500E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AUX EMPTY;R AUX APRX 1GAL.ALL RADIOS OFF EX #1COM.
1966-02-17 Accident · Saginaw Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1183
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320 — a different aircraft that carried the N5500E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HEEL BROKE THRU ICE CRUST DROPPING INTO HOLE.

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.