# N252YX: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 25, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252YX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252YX

## Aircraft that carried N252YX

- [Cancelled 2002-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252YX-2002-01-25): Mooney M20K, S/N 25-1092, built 1986. Owner: [Smaug Air Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMAUG%20AIR%20CORP), [Grosse Pointe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grosse%20Pointe)

## NTSB investigations on N252YX (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA310), Sep 3, 2001: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Croswell, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilots failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the pole and the trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N252YX (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20010903032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903032349A), Sep 3, 2001: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Croswell, MI, No damage. (-23) Pilot reported loss of power and aborted takeoff, went into trees shedding left wing and part of right wing. (.19) on September 3, 2001, at about 1350…
- [Incident 19920514022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514022399I), May 14, 1992: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Hanksville, UT, Minor damage. Low fuel indication and unable to find airport. Elected to land on highway. Left wing hit post.
- [Incident 19871001061629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001061629I), Oct 1, 1987: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Mechanic was taxiing the aircraft from parking to maintenance. The right wing of the Mooney hit a parked helicopter

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