# N5218B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5218B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5218B

## Aircraft that carried N5218B

- [Cancelled 2013-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218B-2013-08-15): Mooney M20, S/N 1081, built 1956. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bazinet Ernie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAZINET%20ERNIE), [Monet, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Monet)

## NTSB investigations on N5218B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DQA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA30), May 12, 1981: Mooney M20 (N5218B), Farmington, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5218B (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810512023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512023839A), May 12, 1981: Mooney M20 (N5218B), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Ballooned on level-off. Failed to correct, settled back to runway. Impact drove gear legs up through wings.

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