# N1941Y: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1991-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 248
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1991
- Last registry action: January 28, 1991
- Mode S code: A17999
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcdonald Alan Gray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20ALAN%20GRAY)
- Location: [Manteca, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Manteca)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8303° N, 121.2015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95336, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1941Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1941Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1941Y-1991-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 M20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e.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 LAX91LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA154), Apr 2, 1991: Mooney M-20E (N1941Y), Lee Vining, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT FATIGUE DUE TO A LENGTHY CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 19910401008209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401008209A), Apr 1, 1991: Mooney M20E (N1941Y), Lee Vining, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of snow covered mountain. Dark night. Pilot had been flying for 12 hours.

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