# N201WQ: Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 1979-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 1979
- 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: 240409
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1978
- Mode S code: A197BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells George R Jr & Prickett Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20GEORGE%20R%20JR%20%26%20PRICKETT%20ROBERT%20L)
- Location: [Pleasanton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pleasanton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201WQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=201WQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201WQ-1979-02-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 OAK79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA009), Nov 1, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201WQ), Capay, CA, destroyed, 3 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 19781101041809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101041809A), Nov 1, 1978: Mooney M20D (N201WQ), Capay,Ca, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Vectored within 1MI of arpt,stated in sight. Found 23MI north.

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