Single-engine piston

N85EL

2004 Maule M-7-260C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
30034C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Redtail Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Laporte, CO
Registration record

N85EL on the FAA register

Type
2004 Maule M-7-260C
Serial
30034C
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
Registered owner
Redtail Air LLC
Laporte, CO
Certificate issued
2022-03-30
Airworthiness date
2004-02-19
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABA56E
Mode S (octal)
52722556
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N85EL to the current registrant.
  • 2015-05-15
    N85EL previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Flyer (s/n 0158); cancelled.
  • 2004-02-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N85EL

N85EL is a 2004 Maule M-7-260C, serial number 30034C. The FAA register lists Redtail Air LLC as the registrant in Laporte, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 19, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85EL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85EL.

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.