# N1170Z: 1982 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2013-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0704
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1987
- Last registry action: June 12, 1997
- Mode S code: A048A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Levine Jules L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEVINE%20JULES%20L)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7550° N, 75.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1170Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1170Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1170Z-2013-10-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 M20K: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k.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 NYC89FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA032), Nov 16, 1988: Mooney M20K (N1170Z), Holden, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND CONTACT WITH TREES PRIOR TO REGAINING CONTROL AFTER THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOPILOT. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE LACK…

## 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 19881116050979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881116050979A), Nov 16, 1988: Mooney M20K (N1170Z), Holden, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Night IFR departure. Reported autopilot problem. Dive into trees. No anomalies. Current IFR.

## Other aircraft with N1170Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1170Z): David E Zapp VANS RV 8, S/N 83762

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