Single-engine piston

N5659D

Maule M-7-235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
4020C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bush Pilot Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Wasilla, AK
Registration record

N5659D on the FAA register

Type
Maule M-7-235
Serial
4020C
Engines
1
Registered owner
Bush Pilot Holdings LLC
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2026-08-19
Airworthiness date
1985-02-07
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A73D14
Mode S (octal)
51636424
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

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N5659D to the current registrant.
  • 1985-02-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-06-18
    N5659D previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18S / E18S (s/n BA392); cancelled.
Overview

About N5659D

N5659D is a Maule M-7-235, serial number 4020C. The FAA register lists Bush Pilot Holdings LLC as the registrant in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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 February 7, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5659D. 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

1970-02-14 Accident · Kansas City,Kans, 16 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0760
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N5659D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AILED,AT UNDET TIME,LIMITED DE-ICING CAPABILITY.

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.