# N3260F: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1990-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 670053
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1989
- Last registry action: July 27, 1989
- Mode S code: A386F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3260F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3260F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3260F-1990-12-12

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 M20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e.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 BFO90FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA057), Jun 15, 1990: Mooney M20E (N3260F), Charleston, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURES, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH ON THE ILS APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A MISSED APPROACH AT THE DECISION HEIGHT. THE ADVERSE WEATHER WAS A…

## 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 19900615020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615020499A), Jun 15, 1990: Mooney M20E (N3260F), Charleston, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Crashed into trees on ILS approach. Failed to note minimum altitude. Low clouds an fog in area.

## Other aircraft with N3260F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3260F): Beech 58, S/N TH-1760, built 1995

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