Models / Maule / M-4-210C / N40661 Aircraft record N40661 1973 Maule M-4-210C Registration valid Unclaimed Source: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026Safety record in brief: 2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jul 2023) · 3 ADs may apply · 2 service difficulty reports
Registration Valid expires Aug 31, 2028 NTSB events 2 substantial, 2023 ADs may apply 3 confirm with A&P Service reports 2 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued Aug 9, 2021
Expires Aug 31, 2028
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date Jul 28, 2020 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Maule
Model M-4-210C
Year 1973
Serial number 2173C
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 4
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A4C62F Engine
Make and model Cont Motor Io-360-D
Type Reciprocating
Power 210 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2021 – now Individual owner Anchorage, AK · current 1960 – 1965 Linge James Lake Village, AR · different airframe: Piper J3c-65 S/N 7422 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage Jul 1, 2023 · Prospect Creek, AK The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack on climbout, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with trees.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report ANC23LA048 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC23LA048)
Accident · substantial damage Sep 3, 2016 · Talkeetna, AK The pilot's failure to recognize and compensate for tailwind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun and nose over.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report GAA16CA468 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA16CA468)
Accident history for this model ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2023-05-16 Reciprocating Engine Power Section Mar 15, 2023 Engine (IO-360-D) 2022-04-04 Reciprocating Engine Oil System Mar 29, 2022 Engine (IO-360-D)Only with: F&M Enterprises, Inc. or Stratus Tool Technologies, LLC oil filter adapter installed per STC SE8409SW, SE09356SC, or SE10348SC. 2008-24-02 Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc. M-4, M-5, M-6, and M-7 Series and Model M-8-235 Airplanes Dec 30, 2008 Airframe (M-4-210C)Certain serial numbers: M-4-180V 47001T–47014T; M-6-180 8020C; M-6-180 8043C; M-6-180 8065C–8067C; M-6-235 7249C; M-6-235 7356C; …
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2) Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Reciprocating engine · engine · failed Dec 3, 2012
IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIANCED A CATISROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. Reciprocating engine · case · cracked Nov 2, 2012
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING AN A CRACKED ENGINE CASE AND EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED FOR OVERHAUL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record