Single-engine piston

N79338

1964 Mooney M20E Super 21

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1964
Serial
548
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Punta Gorda, FL
Registration record

N79338 on the FAA register

Type
1964 Mooney M20E Super 21
Serial
548
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Punta Gorda, FL
Certificate issued
2025-11-04
Airworthiness date
1964-12-28
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAC60C
Mode S (octal)
52543014
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
601 nm
Cruise (type)
163 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N79338.
  • 2025-10-31
    Accident at Ballston Spa, NY; damage: destroyed.
  • 1964-12-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N79338

N79338 is a 1964 Mooney M20E Super 21, serial number 548. It is registered to an individual in Punta Gorda, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 163 knots and a range of about 601 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 28, 1964.

N79338 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
163 kt
Range
601 nm
Landing over 50 ft
595 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-10-31 Accident · Ballston Spa, NY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA26FA027
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20E
Preliminary report: On October 31, 2025, about 1035 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20E, N79338, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ballston Spa, New York. The pilot was fatally injured, and the flight instructor was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the flight instructor, the pilot had just purchased the airplane and he was going to fly with the pilot to Punta Gorda, Florida, where the pilot lived. The insurance company required the pilot to fly with a flight instructor due to the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane make and model. The flight instructor stated that he met the pilot for the…
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.