# N5218B: 1956 Mooney M20, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1081
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1979
- Last registry action: August 31, 1985
- Mode S code: A69017
- Owner when cancelled: [Bazinet Ernie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAZINET%20ERNIE)
- Location: [Monet, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Monet)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9110° N, 93.9088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65708, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5218B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5218B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218B-2013-08-15

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 M20: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20.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 FTW81DQA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA30), May 12, 1981: Mooney M20 (N5218B), Farmington, NM, 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 19810512023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512023839A), May 12, 1981: Mooney M20 (N5218B), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Ballooned on level-off. Failed to correct, settled back to runway. Impact drove gear legs up through wings.

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