# N38RK: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2025-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-1059
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: March 5, 2025
- Mode S code: A45A72
- Location: [Mountain View, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mountain%20View)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3803° N, 122.0852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94040, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38RK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38RK-2025-12-06

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 M20K: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k.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 WPR24LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA114), Mar 16, 2024: Mooney M20K (N38RK), Farmington, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20240316002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240316002279A), Mar 16, 2024: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N38RK), Farmington, CA, Substantial damage. On March 16, 2024, a pilot and a passenger departed from auburn municipal airport (aun) with the plan to stop at oakdale airport (027) to refuel before heading…

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