N1168Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 29, 2015. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal".
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K cancelled October 29, 2015
- Serial number
- 25-0697
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1982
- Last status
- First notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- December 28, 1982
- Last FAA action
- January 24, 2013
- Last owner
- Pawlak James R (Individual)
Cleveland, WI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N1168Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K · serial 25-0697
Oil starvation due to preignition in the No. 5 cylinder as a result of failed spark plugs; the top and sides of the piston head were eroded, which allowed the exhaust gases caused by the preignition to pressurize the crankcase and force engine oil out of the breather tube.
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