# N999: Mascari David M DISCOVERY, registration cancelled 2012-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mascari David M DISCOVERY](https://openairdocs.org/model/mascari-david-m-discovery) (registry code 05625BK)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: PAD0003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1994
- Last registry action: May 3, 2000
- Mode S code: ADF411
- Owner when cancelled: [Mascari David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASCARI%20DAVID%20M)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6851° N, 121.6060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93905, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=999
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999-2012-09-25

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 Mascari David M DISCOVERY: https://openairdocs.org/model/mascari-david-m-discovery.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 LAX94LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA259), Jun 18, 1994: Mascari Discovery S-12 (N999), Salinas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY DUE TO PREEXISTING CRACKING IN THE OXIDIZED AREA OF THE WELD, WITH SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE AND SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER AND REDUCTION GEAR BOX. A RELATED FACTOR WAS…

## 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 19940618047859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940618047859A), Jun 18, 1994: Amtr DISCOVERY (N999), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. During high speed taxi prop assembly separated. Glided into field. Struck standpipe. Muffler fractured at a weld.

## Other aircraft with N999

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999): Pilatus PC-12/47E, S/N 2459, built 2025
- [Cancelled 1991-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999-1991-04-03): Beech K35, S/N D6161. Owner: [Florida Division Of Forestry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20DIVISION%20OF%20FORESTRY), [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- [Cancelled 1955-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999-1955-02-15): North American T-16, S/N 14-539. Owner: [U S Dept Agriculture Forest Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20DEPT%20AGRICULTURE%20FOREST%20SERVICE), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- [Cancelled 1937-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999-1937-09-15): Alexander COMBINATION EAGLEROC, S/N 230. Owner: [Ofstein Joe](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFSTEIN%20JOE), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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