N56359 — Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K

Aircraft record

Serial number

25-0745

Manufacturer

Mooney Aircraft Corp.

Model

M20K

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor Tsio-360 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N56359 →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN19FA078Jan 31, 2019Katy, TXFatal · 1 fatal

   The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K).

1. Jun 19, 2020deregistered — Registration Pending

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N56359 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K above.

• until Feb 22, 1980Maule M-5-235C (s/n 7296C)
• until Oct 29, 1973Piper PA-34-200 (s/n 34-7350321)
• until May 25, 1965Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (s/n 1837)

Frequently asked

Has N56359 been in an accident?

Yes. N56359 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2019.

What kind of aircraft is N56359?

N56359 is a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 25-0745.

Has N56359 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N56359 (CEN19FA078) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.