# N3455X: 1967 Mooney M20F, registration cancelled 2013-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 67-0033
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1997
- Last registry action: September 30, 2003
- Mode S code: A3D2FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Luber Keith George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUBER%20KEITH%20GEORGE)
- Location: [Apollo Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Apollo%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7662° N, 82.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33572, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3455X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3455X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3455X-2013-05-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 M20F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL97FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA115), Aug 11, 1997: Mooney M20F (N3455X), Tallahassee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the crankshaft for undetermined reasons. Related factors were: darkness, and obstructions (trees) in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB MIA84LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA088), Feb 20, 1984: Mooney M-20F (N3455X), Defuniak Spring, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19970811021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811021369A), Aug 11, 1997: Mooney M20F (N3455X), Tallahassee, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost power night enroute. Crash landed in trees short of emergency airport. Tlh. Crankshaft had broken. (-23) the student pilot and flight instructor was on a…
- [Accident 19840220003979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220003979A), Feb 20, 1984: Mooney M20F (N3455X), Defuniak Spring, FL, Substantial damage. Collided with the ground after the engine quit due to fuel starvation. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other was full.

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