Aircraft record

N888DF1992 Mooney M20J

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Feb 2011)5 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Jul 31, 2033
Based in: Auburn, CA; owner city / state
Engine: I0360 SER A&C · 200 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2026
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2011
ADs may apply: 5; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Co-owners
City, state: Auburn, CA
Certificate issued: Jul 16, 2026
Expires: Jul 31, 2033
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Feb 19, 1992

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: M20J
Year: 1992
Serial number: 24-3254
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: AC3BDE

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming I0360 Ser A&C
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 200 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2026 – nowCo-ownersAuburn, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Feb 19, 2011 · Romeoville, IL

The collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: CEN11FA220

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN11FA220)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)

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
2012-05-09	Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. (Mooney) Airplanes	Mar 20, 2012	Airframe (M20J)
2004-25-04	Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, and M20J Airplanes	Jan 21, 2005	Airframe (M20J)Only with: Equipped with an O & N Bladder Fuel Cell installed per STC SA2277CE or STC SA2350CE (for M20B, incorporated by field approval).
98-21-26	Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models M20J, M20K, M20M, and M20R Airplanes	Nov 26, 1998	Airframe (M20J)Certain serial numbers: M20J 24-3415; M20J 24-3416; M20K 25-2018–25-2021; M20M 27-0241; M20R 29-0135–29-0138
97-26-08	Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models M20F, M20J, and M20L Airplanes	Jan 20, 1998	Airframe (M20J)Certain serial numbers: M20J 24-0001–24-3381; M20L 26-0001–26-0041
95-26-16 R1	Mooney Aircraft Corporation Model M20J Airplanes	May 16, 1996	Airframe (M20J)Certain serial numbers: M20J 24-0001–24-3250; M20J 24-3252–24-3374

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

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Landing gear · tube · bentMar 28, 2011
UPON LANDING, THE LT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WITH NO GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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