N889Z2009 Maule M-7-260C
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Maule N889Z INC Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Feb 27, 2015
- Expires
- Feb 29, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 13, 2009
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Maule
- Model
- M-7-260C
- Year
- 2009
- Serial number
- 30044C
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 5
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AC4183
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-540-V4a5d
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 260 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowMaule N889Z INC TrusteeWilmington, DE · current
- until 1979Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Benson Gyroplane B8m S/N 1
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-17-10 | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section | Sep 14, 2026 | Engine (IO-540-V4A5D)Serial numbers per Table 2 or Table 3 of Lycoming Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 667A, dated March 12, 2026. Only with: Installed piston pin P/N LW-13445 with an OEM FAA Form 8130-3 production dated between January 7, 2021 and December 15, 2025, or where the production date cannot be determined or the form is unavailable. |
| 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-7-260C)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; … |
| 2006-10-21 | Engine Components Incorporated (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Connecting Rods | Jun 22, 2006 | Engine (IO-540-V4A5D)Only with: ECi connecting rods P/N AEL11750 (forging P/N AEL11488) installed, rod serial numbers 54/6 and below, produced between January 2002 and January 2004. |
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (IO-540-V4A5D)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2004-05-24 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, O-540, and… | Mar 30, 2004 | Engine (IO-540-V4A5D)Only with: Engines with crankshaft gear retaining bolts P/N STD-2209 installed; excludes O-540-F series engines subject to AD 99-03-05 with bolt not since replaced, engines with bolt installed at original assembly or replaced by Lycoming per SB 554 after November 10, 1998, engines with bolt from replacement kits 05K19987, 05K23325, 05K23326, 05K23327, 05K23335 or 05K23336, and engines with single-drive dual magnetos. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026