# N3357X: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1992-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1992
- 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: 1080
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1988
- Last registry action: October 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A3ABC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Mueller Stephen P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUELLER%20STEPHEN%20P)
- Location: [Bethesda, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bethesda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9973° N, 77.1518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20817, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3357X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3357X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3357X-1992-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 BFO92FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA050), Apr 29, 1992: Mooney M20E (N3357X), Adamstown, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 19920429012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920429012269A), Apr 29, 1992: Mooney M20E (N3357X), Adamstown, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed to dive into mountain slope. No anomalies found. Pilot healthy and reported not depressed.

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