N96398 - 1981 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

M20T

1981

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1981

Manufacturer

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Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

M20TM-20M Bravo

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

MOONEY LLC

Address

5940 PERKINS RD

City

BATON ROUGE

State / Zip Code

Louisiana70808-4281

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

53265377

Mode S Code (Hex)

AD6AFF

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Apr 9, 2016	ERA16FA150	Substantial	Fatal	The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector in the "Off" position before takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

Apr 9, 2016ERA16FA150

Substantial

Fatal

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector in the "Off" position before takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

Additional Details

Registration

N96398

Serial Number

25-0531

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC