# N968SM: 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 17, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=968SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N968SM

## Aircraft that carried N968SM

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N968SM-2018-01-17): Mooney M20R, S/N 29-0348, built 2004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rockland Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKLAND%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N968SM (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 ERA11FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA095), Dec 23, 2010: Mooney M20R (N968SM), Dundee, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate in known moderate-to-severe icing conditions, which resulted in a loss of control during approach.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N968SM (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 20101222055989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101222055989A), Dec 22, 2010: Mooney M20R (N968SM), Barrington, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On December 22, 2010, at approximately 2145 local time, FAA inspector [privacy data omitted] arrived at the scene of an accident involving a Mooney M20…
- [Incident 20100507004959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100507004959I), May 7, 2010: Mooney M20R (N968SM), Fairfield, NJ, Minor damage. After an uneventful approach to runway 22 at kcdw airport the aircraft veerd to the left and onto the grass north of taxiway bravo just pass the 3000 ft…

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