# N296TH: Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 1992-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 243144
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 9, 1990
- Last registry action: March 12, 1990
- Mode S code: A30D75
- Owners when cancelled: [Heeney Millicent](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEENEY%20MILLICENT), [Heeney Thomas P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEENEY%20THOMAS%20P)
- Location: [Doylestown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Doylestown)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3047° N, 75.1509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18901, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296TH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=296TH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296TH-1992-05-13

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 M20J: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j.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 NYC91LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA226), Aug 31, 1991: Mooney M20J (N296TH), Nantucket, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DESCENT BELOW THE ILS GLIDE PATH AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A MISSED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

## 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 19910830037599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910830037599A), Aug 30, 1991: Mooney M20J (N296TH), Nantucket, MA, Destroyed. Went below mda on ILS approach and impacted short. Weather below minima pilot skill factors. Weather below alternate

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