# N1048B: 1958 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2016-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1275
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1958
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1998
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A01702
- Owner when cancelled: [Berwager Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERWAGER%20THOMAS%20A)
- Location: [Harrisburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Harrisburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3740° N, 76.7702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17112, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1048B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1048B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1048B-2016-08-11

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 M20A: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a.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 SEA98FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA089), Jun 7, 1998: Mooney M20A (N1048B), Canyon Creek, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The design stress limits of the aircraft was exceeded. The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, lack of an instrument rating, poor weather evaluation and low ceilings and mountain…

## 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 19980607012399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980607012399A), Jun 7, 1998: Mooney M20A (N1048B), Canyon Creek, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Broke up in flight when VFR pilot tried operate in IMC. Indicates sprial dive and sudden pullup. (.4)prior to takeoff, the pilot received a weather briefing…

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