# N558BQ: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1985-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 1985
- 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: 2980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1984
- Mode S code: A71D4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Rocky Mountain Leasing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20LEASING%20CO)
- Location: [Casper, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Casper)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N558BQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=558BQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N558BQ-1985-08-23

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 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 DEN85FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA014), Oct 20, 1984: Mooney M20C (N558BQ), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 1 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 19841019057329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019057329A), Oct 19, 1984: Mooney M20C (N558BQ), Cheyenne, WY, Destroyed. Collided with ground after special VFR takeoff at night. Pilot not instrument rated flew into snowshowers.

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