# N252AE: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2007-12-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 28, 2007
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-1111
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1987
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2002
- Last registry action: August 11, 2006
- Mode S code: A25EF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Rodey Geoffrey T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RODEY%20GEOFFREY%20T)
- Location: [Mercer Island, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Mercer%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5640° N, 122.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98040, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252AE-2007-12-28

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 M20K: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX4256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4256), Nov 1, 1999: BEARING. FROZEN. CUSTOMER COMPLAINED TRIM WAS VERY STIFF TO OPERATE MANUALLY. INSPECTION FOUND THIS BEARING FROZEN AND NOT ALLOWING TRIM TORQUE TUBE TO ROTATE FREELY. ASSEMBLY W

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19981102040199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981102040199I), Nov 2, 1998: Mooney M20K (N252AE), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. (-5)On 11/2/98 at 11:30, robert f. sykes, pilot of Mooney N252AE, stated that he forgot to put the landing gear down at the Rochester international airport. He…
- [Incident 19950421012469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421012469I), Apr 21, 1995: Mooney M20K (N252AE), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Became aware too low for runway. Added power. Engine failed respond. Landed three feet short in mud.
- [Incident 19931208048759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931208048759I), Dec 8, 1993: Mooney M20K (N252AE), Penn Yan, NY. Lost electronics and communictions en route. Landed at destination. Found a defective battery.

## Other aircraft with N252AE

- [Cancelled 2012-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252AE-2012-02-21): American Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, S/N 9470, built 2011. Sale reported. Owner: [Redstone Arsenal, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Redstone%20Arsenal)

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