# N5279B: 1957 Mooney M20, registration cancelled 2013-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 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: 1142
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1957
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1986
- Last registry action: September 9, 1989
- Mode S code: A6A684
- Owner when cancelled: [Brown Rory Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20RORY%20LEE)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5588° N, 112.1325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85051, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5279B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5279B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279B-2013-04-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 DEN88FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA115), May 28, 1988: Mooney M20 (N5279B), Jamestown, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB CHI66F0629](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0629), Mar 20, 1966: Mooney M20 (N5279B), Indianapolis, IN, 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 19880529016279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529016279A), May 29, 1988: Mooney M20 (N5279B), Jamestown, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Wreckage was found in a creek bed in mountain terrain. Had struck trees prior to ground impact.

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