Single-engine piston

N5656S

1984 Maule M-7-235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
4006C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Soldotna, AK
Registration record

N5656S on the FAA register

Type
1984 Maule M-7-235
Serial
4006C
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Soldotna, AK
Certificate issued
2019-02-23
Airworthiness date
1984-12-26
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A73CB8
Mode S (octal)
51636270
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
478 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5656S to the current registrant.
  • 1984-12-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1967-12-04
    N5656S previously assigned to a Beechcraft A23-19 (s/n MB-93); cancelled.
Overview

About N5656S

N5656S is a 1984 Maule M-7-235, serial number 4006C. It is registered to an individual in Soldotna, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 23, 2019 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 478 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 26, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5656S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
478 nm
Power / thrust (each)
235
Takeoff over 50 ft
600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
600 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Maule M-7-235 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-08-26 Accident · French Camp,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0923
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 23 — a different aircraft that carried the N5656S 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.