# N201TU: 1977 Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 1981-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-0249
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1977
- Mode S code: A19776
- Owner when cancelled: [Sforza Ricardo A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SFORZA%20RICARDO%20A)
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8052° N, 122.2042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94602, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201TU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=201TU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201TU-1981-12-21

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 (2)

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 LAX80DA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA138), Sep 1, 1979: Mooney M-20J (N201TU), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DVA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA49), Jun 24, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201TU), Columbia, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19780624014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624014429A), Jun 24, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201TU), Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. Hit two steel posts marking a drainage ditch.

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