Single-engine piston

N6198M

2024 Maule M-5-235C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2024
Serial
7190C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Papa Bear Adventures Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bethel, AK
2024 Maule M-5-235C
Representative photo of a Maule M-5-235C. Not a photo of N6198M.
Registration record

N6198M on the FAA register

Type
2024 Maule M-5-235C
Serial
7190C
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Papa Bear Adventures Inc
Bethel, AK
Certificate issued
2025-02-03
Airworthiness date
2024-08-18
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A813A9
Mode S (octal)
52011651
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
360 nm
Cruise (type)
150 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N6198M to the current registrant.
  • 2024-08-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1985-10-08
    Accident at King Salmon, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1965-07-07
    N6198M previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-4198); cancelled.
Overview

About N6198M

N6198M is a 2024 Maule M-5-235C, serial number 7190C. The FAA register lists Papa Bear Adventures Inc as the registrant in Bethel, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 150 knots and a range of about 360 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 18, 2024.

N6198M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
150 kt
Range
360 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-5-235C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-10-08 Accident · King Salmon, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC86LAG02
Reported aircraft: Maule M5-235C

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.