Single-engine piston

N888RF

Maule M-5-220C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
5043C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 6A-350SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tao Engineering (Corporation)
Based
Groveland, CA
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Registration record

N888RF on the FAA register

Type
Maule M-5-220C
Serial
5043C
Engines
Franklin 6A-350SER
Registered owner
Tao Engineering
Groveland, CA
Certificate issued
2020-04-08
Airworthiness date
1979-07-30
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3D0A
Mode S (octal)
53036412
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N888RF.
  • 1979-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N888RF

N888RF is a Maule M-5-220C, serial number 5043C. The FAA register lists Tao Engineering as the registrant in Groveland, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 6A-350SER 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 July 30, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N888RF. 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-5-220C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-07-16 Accident · Indian River,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2469
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N888RF 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.