# N305RJ: 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: March 22, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=305RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305RJ

## Aircraft that carried N305RJ

- [Cancelled 2001-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305RJ-2001-03-22): Mooney M20K, S/N 250602. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cripps Rick E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRIPPS%20RICK%20E), [Emporia, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Emporia)

## NTSB investigations on N305RJ (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 CHI98FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA022), Oct 24, 1997: Mooney M20K (N305RJ), Emporia, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an altitude above the minimum descent altitude for the approach. Factors contributing to this accident were the low ceiling, rain, and fog.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N305RJ (1)

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 19971023030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971023030839A), Oct 23, 1997: Mooney M20K (N305RJ), Emporia, KS, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control onnight landing. Impacted ground. Exploded. Burned. (.4) the airplane was on the second of a two leg IFR cross-country flight from las vegas,…

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