Single-engine piston

N86988

1973 Maule M-4-220C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
2137C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 6A-350-C1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Triple W Metal Building Construction LLC (LLC)
Based
Weatherford, TX
1973 Maule M-4-220C
Representative photo of a Maule M-4-220C. Not a photo of N86988.
Registration record

N86988 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Maule M-4-220C
Serial
2137C
Engines
Franklin 6A-350-C1
Registered owner
Triple W Metal Building Construction LLC
Weatherford, TX
Certificate issued
2025-01-29
Airworthiness date
2020-06-26
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF3D7
Mode S (octal)
52771727
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
485 nm
Cruise (type)
150 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N86988 to the current registrant.
  • 2020-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-12-10
    N86988 previously assigned to a Ercoupe 415-C (s/n 161); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N86988

N86988 is a 1973 Maule M-4-220C, serial number 2137C. The FAA register lists Triple W Metal Building Construction LLC as the registrant in Weatherford, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 6A-350-C1 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 150 knots and a range of about 485 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 26, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N86988. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
150 kt
Range
485 nm
Power / thrust (each)
220
Takeoff over 50 ft
600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
650 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Maule M-4-220C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-05-07 Accident · Willard Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1200
Reported aircraft: Ercoupe 415C — a different aircraft that carried the N86988 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.