# N4398H: 1978 Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-0725
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1996
- Certificate issued: September 22, 2004
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A54805
- Owner when cancelled: [K T W & Associates LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/K%20T%20W%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20LLC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4398H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4398H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4398H-2015-05-13

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 IAD05LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA053), Apr 7, 2005: Mooney M20J (N4398H), Rocky Hill, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with terrain. Factors included the night lighting conditions, and the…

## 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 20050406004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050406004949A), Apr 6, 2005: Mooney M20J (N4398H), Princeton/Rocky, NJ, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was approaching to land on runway 28 at Princeton Airport (39N) in VMC conditions, on short final approximately 20 to 30 feet above runway surface…

## Other aircraft with N4398H

- [Cancelled 1958-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4398H-1958-07-11): Piper PA-15, S/N 15-182. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Hammon Susanne & Martin Hammon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMMON%20SUSANNE%20%26%20MARTIN%20HAMMON), [Constantine, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Constantine)

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