# N261BB: 1980 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2013-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0413
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1997
- Last registry action: June 9, 2010
- Mode S code: A282CF
- Owners when cancelled: [Essex Terry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESSEX%20TERRY), [Essex Garnet](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESSEX%20GARNET)
- Location: [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3628° N, 99.8173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79606, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261BB-2013-05-20

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 M20K: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20100506033229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100506033229I), May 6, 2010: Mooney Airc M20K (N261BB), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. On may 6, 2010, at approximately 1636 CDT, the pilot and only occupant of N261BB, a Mooney M20K, executed a landing on runway 26 at Lubbock Preston Smith…

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