# N252DD: 1986 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2008-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 25-1101
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 18, 1999
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: A25F3B
- Owner when cancelled: [Grab Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAB%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252DD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252DD-2008-04-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC08FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA039), Nov 20, 2007: Mooney M20K (N252DD), Maine, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with trees.

## 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 20071120830089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071120830089A), Nov 20, 2007: Mooney M20K (N252DD), Johnson City, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 20, 2007 at 2159 gmt, a Mooney, M20K, N252DD, crashed after takeoff from runway 34 at the greater binghamton airport, binghamton, NY…

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