# N68FM: 1999 Mooney M20S, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20S](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s) (registry code 5870226)
- 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: 30-0031
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 29, 1999
- Certificate issued: October 24, 2000
- Last registry action: November 4, 2003
- Mode S code: A90167
- Owner when cancelled: [Jcasl LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JCASL%20LLC)
- Location: [San Mateo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Mateo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5401° N, 122.3301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94402, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68FM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68FM-2017-07-20

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 M20S: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s.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 LAX00LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA352), Sep 28, 2000: Mooney M20S (N68FM), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing.

## 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 20000927014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927014089A), Sep 27, 2000: Mooney M20S (N68FM), San Carlos, CA, No damage. (-23) N68FM, a Mooney model 220S serial number 30-0031, crashed while landing at San Carlos Airport around 18:30 September 27, 2000. The pilot reported he had…

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