# N3874H: Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 1998-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 240969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 15, 1992
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: A47837
- Owner when cancelled: [Sea Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEA%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Orange Beach, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Orange%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2874° N, 87.5705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36561, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3874H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3874H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3874H-1998-07-13

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 M20J: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j.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 ATL96FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA021), Dec 14, 1995: Mooney M20J (N3874H), Bay Minette, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the alternate air door, which resulted in blockage of air through the induction system. A factor relating to the accident was: failure to comply with Safety Bulletin SB-M20-253.

## 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 19951213040439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951213040439A), Dec 13, 1995: Mooney M20J (N3874H), Bay Minette, AL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On approach to airport had engine problems. Hit trees on approach. Loose alternate air door blocked air intake.

## Other aircraft with N3874H

- [Cancelled 1952-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3874H-1952-08-29): Ercoupe 415-CD, S/N 4575. Owner: [Albro Oscar Bruce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBRO%20OSCAR%20BRUCE), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)

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