# N1278X: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1982-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2678
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1968
- Last registry action: May 6, 1982
- Mode S code: A07139
- Owners when cancelled: [Armentrout Carlton R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMENTROUT%20CARLTON%20R), [Pheil Ruth S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHEIL%20RUTH%20S), [Jimenez Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIMENEZ%20ROBERT%20E), [Harris Scott D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20SCOTT%20D)
- Location: [Thomasville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Thomasville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8606° N, 80.0993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27360, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1278X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1278X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1278X-1982-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 M20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c.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 ATL81FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA111), Aug 29, 1981: Mooney M20C (N1278X), Thomasville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19810830052609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830052609A), Aug 30, 1981: Mooney M20C (N1278X), Thomasville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed after hitting wires when pilot was dragging strip before landing.

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