# N296MA: 1973 Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, registration cancelled 2012-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (registry code 5780411)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2PC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 592
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1974
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1985
- Last registry action: May 17, 1994
- Mode S code: A30CD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Sunny Moon Association Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNNY%20MOON%20ASSOCIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilton Manors, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Wilton%20Manors)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1442° N, 80.1728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33311, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=296MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296MA-2012-09-24

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 Mitsubishi MU-2B-35: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35.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 DCA89LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89LA012), Dec 9, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2J (N296MA), Missing (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N296MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296MA): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28020266, built 2026
- [Cancelled 2019-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296MA-2019-11-01): Embraer EMB-145LR, S/N 145456. Exported to Romania. Owner: [Aersource LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERSOURCE%20LLC), [Lewes, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Lewes)

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