# N97RJ: Minges SPECIAL M-30, registration cancelled 1991-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Minges SPECIAL M-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/minges-special-m-30) (registry code 05611DV)
- Serial number: 1838
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1980
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AD82CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Henry W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20HENRY%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1134° N, 76.5179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23602, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97RJ-1991-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Minges SPECIAL M-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/minges-special-m-30.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 FTW90FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA138), Jul 7, 1990: Mingess-Bennett M30 (N97RJ), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN THE OVERTAKING AIRCRAFT (N97RJ) TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE AIRCRAFT THAT HAD BEEN LEADING (N911HG). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LACK OF ABILITY FOR THE PILOT IN THE…

## Other aircraft with N97RJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97RJ): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 1151, built 2004

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