Aircraft record

N793381964 Mooney M20E

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 2025)4 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Nov 30, 2032
Based in: Punta Gorda, FL; owner city / state
Engine: I0360 SER · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2025
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2025
ADs may apply: 4; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Punta Gorda, FL
Certificate issued: Nov 4, 2025
Expires: Nov 30, 2032
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Dec 28, 1964

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Mooney
Model: M20E
Year: 1964
Serial number: 548
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AAC60C

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming I0360 Ser
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 180 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2025 – nowIndividual ownerPunta Gorda, FL · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Oct 31, 2025 · Ballston Spa, NY

On October 31, 2025, about 1035 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20E, N79338, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ballston Spa, New York. The pilot was fatally injured, and the flight instructor was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the flight instructor, the pilot had just purchased the…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: ERA26FA027

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA26FA027)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2023-02-04	Mooney International Corporation Airplanes	Feb 13, 2023	Airframe (M20E)Certain serial numbers: …–680170
2014-15-18	Fuselage, Stabilizer Attach Fittings	Aug 20, 2014	Airframe (M20E)Certain serial numbers: M20C 2313; M20E 761; M20M 27-0057; M20R 29-0141; M20R 29-0513–29-0519; M20TN 31-0101–31-0127
2012-05-09	Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. (Mooney) Airplanes	Mar 20, 2012	Airframe (M20E)
2004-25-04	Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, and M20J Airplanes	Jan 21, 2005	Airframe (M20E)Only with: Equipped with an O & N Bladder Fuel Cell installed per STC SA2277CE or STC SA2350CE (for M20B, incorporated by field approval).

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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