# N5281B: 1957 Mooney M20, registration cancelled 2017-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2017
- 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: 1144
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1957
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2011
- Last registry action: May 4, 2011
- Mode S code: A6A923
- Owner when cancelled: [Barron Thomas Scottsdale LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRON%20THOMAS%20SCOTTSDALE%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5281B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5281B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5281B-2017-10-24

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19790216005909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216005909I), Feb 16, 1979: Mooney M20K (N5281B), Paso Robles, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Probable incorrect lock by pilot in johnson bar.

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