# N1046L: 2001 Mooney M20R, registration cancelled 2015-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Mooney M20R](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (registry code 5870225)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29-0275
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 2001
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2001
- Last registry action: January 10, 2012
- Mode S code: A016C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Chair Covers Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAIR%20COVERS%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Madison Heights, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Madison%20Heights)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5073° N, 83.1034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48071, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1046L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1046L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1046L-2015-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney M20R: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN14FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA102), Jan 6, 2014: Mooney M20R (N1046L), Boyne City, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane as he attempted to return to the airport after encountering dark night conditions and heavy snow showers.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20140106000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140106000119A), Jan 6, 2014: Mooney M20R (N1046L), Boyne City, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. AWOS weather report for cvx reported at 0655 local, wind 340 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 27 knots, visibility 1 3/4 miles with light snow, scattered clouds…
- [Incident 20090822048529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090822048529I), Aug 22, 2009: Mooney M20R (N1046L), Mackinac Island, MI, Minor damage. Pilot reported the aircraft had a normal landing, during slowdown, the nose wheel snaped off at the attachment causing the aircraft to vear off the runway.

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