# N252YX: 1986 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2002-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2002
- 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: 25-1092
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1986
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1999
- Last registry action: April 9, 1999
- Mode S code: A26128
- Owner when cancelled: [Smaug Air Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMAUG%20AIR%20CORP)
- Location: [Grosse Pointe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grosse%20Pointe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3824° N, 82.9218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48230, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252YX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252YX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252YX-2002-01-25

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

## 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 CHI01LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA310), Sep 3, 2001: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Croswell, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilots failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the pole and the trees.

## 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.

- [Accident 20010903032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903032349A), Sep 3, 2001: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Croswell, MI, No damage. (-23) Pilot reported loss of power and aborted takeoff, went into trees shedding left wing and part of right wing. (.19) on September 3, 2001, at about 1350…
- [Incident 19920514022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514022399I), May 14, 1992: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Hanksville, UT, Minor damage. Low fuel indication and unable to find airport. Elected to land on highway. Left wing hit post.
- [Incident 19871001061629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001061629I), Oct 1, 1987: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Mechanic was taxiing the aircraft from parking to maintenance. The right wing of the Mooney hit a parked helicopter

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