# N5515Q: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1974-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1973
- Mode S code: A70638
- Owner when cancelled: [Carbaugh John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARBAUGH%20JOHN%20R)
- Location: [Orrstown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Orrstown)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5515Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5515Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5515Q-1974-02-05

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 IAD74AI030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI030), Nov 26, 1973: Mooney M20C (N5515Q), Lenoir, NC, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19731126040019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731126040019A), Nov 26, 1973: Mooney M20C (N5515Q), Lenoir, NC, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Wreckage rcvrd 12/01/73.believed diverting to greensboro. Hit obscured mountain ridge.

## Other aircraft with N5515Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5515Q): Cessna 152, S/N 15285115, built 1981

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