# N3916N: 1968 Mooney M-20G, registration cancelled 2023-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 680061
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 1968
- Certificate issued: January 13, 2021
- Last registry action: April 14, 2023
- Mode S code: A489B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Norfolk Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORFOLK%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8606° N, 76.2049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3916N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3916N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3916N-2023-09-13

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 M-20G: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g.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 BFO94LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA149), Aug 24, 1994: Mooney M20G (N3916N), Bowling Green, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing. A factor relating to the accident was: faulty fuel quantity gauge/system.

## 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 19940824022999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940824022999A), Aug 24, 1994: Mooney M20G (N3916N), Bowling Green, OH, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Unable airport. Hit road sign and ditch on forced landing. Fuel tanks were empty. (.4)according to the pilot, the engine lost power as he…
- [Incident 19840410039639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840410039639I), Apr 10, 1984: Mooney M20G (N3916N), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Failed to extend the landing gear. Landed gear up. Blamed distraction of traffic spacing.

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