# N5259B: Mooney M20, registration cancelled 1974-03-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 15, 1974
- 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: 1122
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1972
- Mode S code: A69F16
- Owner when cancelled: [Foster Leo D/ Joyce L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20LEO%20D%2F%20JOYCE%20L)
- Location: [Panorama, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Panorama)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5259B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5259B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259B-1974-03-15

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 LAX74AL041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL041), Nov 24, 1973: Mooney M-20 (N5259B), Fillmore, 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 19731124042389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731124042389A), Nov 24, 1973: Mooney M20 (N5259B), Fillmore, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Improperly bonded glue joints. Deteriorated ribs & aux spar. Wing separation.

## Other aircraft with N5259B

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259B-2013-04-02): Cessna 152, S/N 15283819, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [International Airline Training Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINE%20TRAINING%20ACADEMY%20INC), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

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