N252AD is a 1987 Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 25-1109, registered in Sugar Land, TX. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jan 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Jul 31, 2031. It is powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-360 SER rated at 225 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Mar 18, 1987. It is one of 771 M20K aircraft in the FAA registry, 89 of them registered in Texas. About 8% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jun 14, 2008.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2032
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Sugar Land, TX
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Houston FSDO (HOU FSDO) · (281) 929-7000 or (888) 285-2127
- Certificate issued
- Jan 2, 2025
- Last FAA action
- Jan 2, 2025
- Mode S code (hex)
- A25EF0
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50457360
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP.
- Model
- M20K
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 2A3 (Mooney International Corporation)
- Year manufactured
- 1987
- Serial number
- 25-1109
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 4
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Mar 18, 1987
- Approved operations
- Normal
Public airports near Sugar Land
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Land Regional Houston, TX | KSGR | 2 mi | Towered | 100LL, A+ |
| Lane Airpark Rosenberg, TX | T54 | 10 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A+ |
| Houston/Southwest Houston, TX | KAXH | 11 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A+ |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2008 | New Philadelphi, OH | Mooney M20K this airframe | Substantial | None | CHI08CA163 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.