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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1048B

N1048B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20A built in 1958. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 11, 2016. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal".

Mooney M20A cancelled August 11, 2016

Serial number
1275
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1958
Last status
Third notice for re-registration or renewal
Certificate issued
July 11, 1998
Last FAA action
July 17, 2007
Last owner
Berwager Thomas A (Individual)
Harrisburg, PA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N1048B

SEA98FA089Accident on June 7, 1998 at Canyon Creek, MT: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20A · serial 1275

The design stress limits of the aircraft was exceeded. The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, lack of an instrument rating, poor weather evaluation and low ceilings and mountain obscuration were factors.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site