# N333WS: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1999-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 323
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1994
- Last registry action: November 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A3A2F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Roger D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20ROGER%20D)
- Location: [Rapid City, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Rapid%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0320° N, 103.4154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57702, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333WS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=333WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333WS-1999-06-15

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX963), Feb 3, 1999: STUD. BROKEN. PILOT REPORTED LOSS IN ENGINE POWER WHILE AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE POWER SETTING. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN CYLINDER HOLD-DOWN STUDS, CYLINDER NR 3. SUBMITTER SUGGES
- [SDR 97ZZZX185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX185), Oct 3, 1996: TUBE. SPLIT. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CABIN STRUCTURAL TUBE NR 340117-119 LT HAD FILLED WITH WATER, FROZEN AND SPLIT OPEN. REPAIRED IAW 43.13-1A. INSPECTED AND SEALED

## 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 CHI99LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA057), Dec 31, 1998: Mooney M20E (N333WS), Tryon, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: other maintenance personnel's not correcting a loose cylinder assembly. Factors were loose engine cylinder assembly, fractured cylinder mounting hardware, the roadway, and road sign.

## 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 19981231044249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981231044249A), Dec 31, 1998: Mooney M20E (N333WS), Tryon, NE, Substantial damage. (.19)On December 31, 1998, at 1050 central standard time, a Mooney M20E, N333WS, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced…

## Other aircraft with N333WS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333WS): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0906, built 2004
- [Cancelled 1976-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333WS-1976-04-27): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7425442, built 1974. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Jack Wall Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACK%20WALL%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

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