# N5581Q: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1978-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 1978
- 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: 2979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1973
- Mode S code: A71FAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Aselman Melvin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASELMAN%20MELVIN%20R)
- Location: [High Ridge, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/High%20Ridge)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5581Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5581Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581Q-1978-02-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 DEN78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA003), Oct 4, 1977: Mooney M20C (N5581Q), Sheridan, WY, destroyed, 2 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 19771004038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771004038949A), Oct 4, 1977: Mooney M20C (N5581Q), Sheridan, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 10/08/77.

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