N3961H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20J built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 14, 1980 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Mooney M20J cancelled May 14, 1980
- Serial number
- 24-0994
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- May 14, 1980
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Mooney Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Kerrville, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3961H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369HS · serial 520378S
FAILURE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING THE AUTOROTATION AND HIS DELAYED FLARE. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WHILE USING AVIATION GASOLINE VICE JET FUEL.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369HS · serial 520378S
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
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