# N53CP: 1964 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2021-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2663
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1964
- Certificate issued: September 13, 2011
- Last registry action: April 20, 2017
- Mode S code: A6AE54
- Owner when cancelled: [Dundas Charles P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNDAS%20CHARLES%20P)
- Location: [Westhampton Beach, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Westhampton%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8256° N, 72.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11978, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53CP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53CP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53CP-2021-01-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 M20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c.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 ERA17FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA327), Sep 16, 2017: Mooney M20C (N53CP), North Branford, CT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of foreign object debris in the fuel selector valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of a low cruising…

## 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 20170916019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916019519A), Sep 16, 2017: Mooney M20C (N53CP), North Branford, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was enroute from Robinson airport (4B8) in plainville CT. To gabreski airport (fok) on long island n.y. At approimately 1:00PM local time the…

## Other aircraft with N53CP

- [Cancelled 2006-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53CP-2006-05-01): Douglas DC-6, S/N 51-3823. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ligon Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGON%20AIR), [Ligonier, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Ligonier)

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