# N968SM: 2004 Mooney M20R, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20R](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (registry code 5870225)
- 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: 29-0348
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 30, 2004
- Certificate issued: December 8, 2005
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: AD7B7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Rockland Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKLAND%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N968SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=968SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N968SM-2018-01-17

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 M20R: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r.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 ERA11FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA095), Dec 23, 2010: Mooney M20R (N968SM), Dundee, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate in known moderate-to-severe icing conditions, which resulted in a loss of control during approach.

## 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 20101222055989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101222055989A), Dec 22, 2010: Mooney M20R (N968SM), Barrington, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On December 22, 2010, at approximately 2145 local time, FAA inspector [privacy data omitted] arrived at the scene of an accident involving a Mooney M20…
- [Incident 20100507004959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100507004959I), May 7, 2010: Mooney M20R (N968SM), Fairfield, NJ, Minor damage. After an uneventful approach to runway 22 at kcdw airport the aircraft veerd to the left and onto the grass north of taxiway bravo just pass the 3000 ft…

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