# N252MW: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2013-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 25-1096
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2000
- Last registry action: September 14, 2009
- Mode S code: A26014
- Owner when cancelled: [Ac Transport Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AC%20TRANSPORT%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252MW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252MW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252MW-2013-07-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC01FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA040), Nov 26, 2000: Mooney M20K (N252MW), Rixford, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane while maneuvering. Factors included low ceilings and the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience.

## 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 20001126038679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001126038679A), Nov 26, 2000: Mooney M20K (N252MW), Bradford, PA, No damage, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft had just departed Bradford, PA (bfd) destination charleston, WV (crw) when the pilot requested to return to Bradford because of an engine…

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