# N1038K: 1990 Mooney M20M, registration cancelled 2003-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (registry code 5870222)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-0060
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1990
- Certificate issued: September 13, 2001
- Last registry action: September 26, 2001
- Mode S code: A01353
- Owner when cancelled: [Fas Aviation Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAS%20AVIATION%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1038K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1038K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038K-2003-01-02

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney M20M: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX02LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA248), Aug 8, 2002: Mooney M20M (N1038K), Gualala, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision in executing a go-around. Contributing factors were the pilot's limited experience landing on short fields and the rising terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20020807022969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807022969A), Aug 7, 2002: Mooney M20M (N1038K), Gualala, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he knew before the flight that the runway was short and difficult because of winds and trees. After a couple of passes to look at the…

## Other aircraft with N1038K

- [Cancelled 2006-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038K-2006-10-05): Bell 206B, S/N 4605, built 2006. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038K-1970-06-05): Luscombe 8A, S/N 3765. Owner: [Perro Charles L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERRO%20CHARLES%20L%20JR), [Muskegon, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Muskegon)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038K-undated): Hughes TH-55, S/N 6715380

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