N3983H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 13, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K cancelled September 13, 2018
- Serial number
- 25--0387
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 14, 2015
- Last FAA action
- April 14, 2015
- Last owner
- Midwest Mooney LLC (Corporation)
Flora, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N3983H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K · serial 25-0387
Oil starvation for an unknown reason, which resulted in progressive connecting rod failure and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: the unfavoable weather and light conditions (low ceiling and fog at dusk), which hampered the pilot in seeing the runway during the forced landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K · serial 25-0387
the pilot's misjudging of distance and airspeed during the approach to landing which resulted in an overrun. Factors associated with the accident were the separation of the exhaust pipe and the pilot's not understanding communications from the air traffic control tower.
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