# N5253B: Mooney M20, registration cancelled 1976-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1116
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1976
- Mode S code: A69E44
- Owner when cancelled: [Finnerty William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINNERTY%20WILLIAM%20A)
- Location: [Braham, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Braham)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5253B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5253B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253B-1976-09-13

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 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 DEN76AD054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD054), Jun 23, 1976: Mooney M20 (N5253B), Cody, WY, destroyed, 2 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 19760623022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623022779A), Jun 23, 1976: Mooney M20 (N5253B), Cody, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Beacon on bottom of fuselage dragged on runway,takeoff cont. Possible prop tip damage.d/a 6000 ft.

## Other aircraft with N5253B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5253B): Boyd Robert W EXCALIBUR, S/N 101018, built 2022
- [Cancelled 2013-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253B-2013-02-28): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281124, built 2002. Owner: [Aviation Training LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20TRAINING%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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