# N252KD: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2000-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-1191
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1998
- Last registry action: July 14, 1998
- Mode S code: A25FD1
- Owner when cancelled: [Deplains Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPLAINS%20INC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9040° N, 113.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59802, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252KD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252KD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252KD-2000-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN00FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA141), Jul 27, 2000: Mooney M20K (N252KD), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the airplane's in-flight collision with hilly terrain for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20000727006699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727006699A), Jul 27, 2000: Mooney M20K (N252KD), Cheyenne, WY, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 27, 2000, at approximately 9:50 MDT, a Mooney M-20-K, N252KD, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances. The pilot and sole occupant received…

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