# N3201U: Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 1989-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 240570
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A370DE
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3201U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3201U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3201U-1989-11-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 MIA89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA159), May 27, 1989: Mooney M20J (N3201U), Big Pine Key, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LIGHT CONDITIONS (DARK NIGHT) AND WEATHER (HAZE) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890527013079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527013079A), May 27, 1989: Mooney M20J (N3201U), Big Pine Key, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Night flight over water. Aircraft detected maneuvering erraticaly by ATC radar. Crashed into gulf. Sank.
- [Incident 19790510026099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790510026099I), May 10, 1979: Mooney M20J (N3201U), Berrien Springs, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed with gear partially extended after electrical failure.

## Other aircraft with N3201U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3201U): North American NA-64, S/N 64-2202, built 1940

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