# N201XL: 1978 Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 2002-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2002
- 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: 24-0497
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1988
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A197D2
- Owner when cancelled: [Nemmers Francis J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEMMERS%20FRANCIS%20J)
- Location: [Onawa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Onawa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0325° N, 96.0687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51040, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=201XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201XL-2002-10-02

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 MIA02LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA050), Jan 17, 2002: Mooney M20J (N201XL), Lake Placid, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to perform a proper preflight inspection and his improper fuel tank selection for takeoff, resulting in a loss of engine power on takeoff due to fuel starvation, and the…

## 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 20020117038469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020117038469A), Jan 17, 2002: Mooney M20J (N201XL), Lake Placid, FL, Destroyed. (-23) Thursday morning, 17 January 2001, at approximately 06:30 EST, father francis j. nemmers, holder of pilot certificate number 1532065 attempted to depart…

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