# N56359: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: June 19, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56359
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56359

## Aircraft that carried N56359

- [Cancelled 2020-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56359-2020-06-19): Mooney M20K, S/N 25-0745. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1980-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56359-1980-02-22): Maule M-5-235C, S/N 7296C. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Maule Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAULE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Moultrie, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Moultrie)
- [Cancelled 1973-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56359-1973-10-29): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350321. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56359-1965-05-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 1837. Owner: [Arbue W Fulmer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARBUE%20W%20FULMER), [Fullerton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fullerton)

## NTSB investigations on N56359 (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 CEN19FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA078), Jan 31, 2019: Mooney M20K (N56359), Katy, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56359 (2)

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 20190131007619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190131007619A), Jan 31, 2019: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N56359), Katy, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On January 31, 2019, around 1610 CST. Airplane Mooney M20K with registration number N56359 crashed about 75 yards from residence [privacy data omitted]. The…
- [Incident 20060217009259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060217009259I), Feb 17, 2006: Mooney M20K (N56359), Montevideo, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Night landing, flared high, bounced, drifted off to the side of the runway, contacted snow bank.

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