# N526L: Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 1990-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 241382
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A6A032
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N526L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=526L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526L-1990-10-23

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 FTW90FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA093), Apr 10, 1990: Mooney M-20J (N526L), Inola, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND…

## 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 19900409007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409007909A), Apr 9, 1990: Mooney M20J (N526L), Inola, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into area of thunderstorm at night,lost control. High speed impact destroyed aircraft. Advised not to depart.

## Other aircraft with N526L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N526L): Zlin 526L, S/N 1158, built 1971

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