# N305RJ: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2001-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250602
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1996
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A33365
- Owners when cancelled: [Cripps Rick E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRIPPS%20RICK%20E), [Cripps Janice M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRIPPS%20JANICE%20M)
- Location: [Emporia, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Emporia)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4117° N, 96.2235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66801, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=305RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305RJ-2001-03-22

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 CHI98FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA022), Oct 24, 1997: Mooney M20K (N305RJ), Emporia, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an altitude above the minimum descent altitude for the approach. Factors contributing to this accident were the low ceiling, rain, and fog.

## 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 19971023030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971023030839A), Oct 23, 1997: Mooney M20K (N305RJ), Emporia, KS, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control onnight landing. Impacted ground. Exploded. Burned. (.4) the airplane was on the second of a two leg IFR cross-country flight from las vegas,…

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