# N3488X: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1978-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 1978
- 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: 1158
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1967
- Mode S code: A3DE8C
- Owner when cancelled: [Fred Browne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRED%20BROWNE)
- Location: [Garden City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Garden%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3488X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3488X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3488X-1978-01-13

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 DEN77FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA051), Aug 11, 1977: Mooney M20E (N3488X), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19770811035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811035259A), Aug 11, 1977: Mooney M20E (N3488X), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Mtns obscured. Recovered 8/12/77.

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