# N5490F: Mooney A-2A, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney A-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-a-2a) (registry code 5872014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-787](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: B290
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1971
- Mode S code: A6FBB9
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5490F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5490F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5490F-1973-06-25

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 A-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-a-2a.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 NYC73AN064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN064), Nov 7, 1972: Mooney A2-A (N5490F), Gilmanton, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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