# N201RV: 1977 Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 2008-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-0256
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2005
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A19745
- Owners when cancelled: [Thal Leon J Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THAL%20LEON%20J%20TRUSTEE), [Thal Donna J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THAL%20DONNA%20J)
- Location: [Cardiff, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cardiff)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0230° N, 117.2756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92007, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201RV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=201RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201RV-2008-09-16

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 M20J: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j.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 LAX07FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA080), Feb 4, 2007: Mooney M20J (N201RV), Ranchita, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during a cruise descent. Contributing to the accident were the dark night lighting conditions and the mountainous terrain.

## 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 20070203001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070203001239A), Feb 3, 2007: Mooney M20J (N201RV), Borrego Springs, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During descent for landing at Borrego Springs, CA, the aircraft hit the top of a ridge approximately 40 to 50 feet below the crest of the ridge and…

## Other aircraft with N201RV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201RV): Peter R Million RV7A, S/N 73769, built 2013

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