# N3551H: Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 1993-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 241037
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1992
- Last registry action: September 14, 1992
- Mode S code: A3F9E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Halogen Light Systems Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALOGEN%20LIGHT%20SYSTEMS%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7550° N, 75.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3551H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3551H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3551H-1993-10-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 M20J: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j.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 BFO93WA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93WA144), Aug 8, 1993: Mooney M20J (N3551H), Celle-Arloh, Germany, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB LAX87FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA335), Sep 14, 1987: Mooney M20J (N3551H), Dublin, CA, destroyed, 1 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 19870913053079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870913053079A), Sep 13, 1987: Mooney M20J (N3551H), Oakland, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot fatigued from all day mountain flying training and low IFR time, lost control on ILS approach and crashed.

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