# N55FE: 1965 Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 2018-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- 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: 619
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1965
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2011
- Last registry action: April 28, 2014
- Mode S code: A6FD94
- Owner when cancelled: [Ridgeaire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIDGEAIRE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55FE-2018-04-18

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 M20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN11CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA427), Jun 29, 2011: Mooney M20E (N55FE), Frankston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB FTW81FRG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG61), Aug 28, 1981: Mooney M20E (N55FE), San Antonio, TX, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20110629013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629013029A), Jun 29, 2011: Mooney M20E (N55FE), Jacksonville, TX, Substantial damage. On June 29 2011 the dallas FSDO received a phone call of N55FE piloted by [privacy data omitted] crashing in a field 6 miles east of the town of frankston…
- [Incident 19881127066349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881127066349I), Nov 27, 1988: Mooney M20E (N55FE), Garden City, KS, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion on an IFR crosscountry flight. Landed on a road. One fuel gauge was registering 25 pounds.
- [Accident 19810828058289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828058289A), Aug 28, 1981: Mooney M20E (N55FE), San Antonio, TX. Landed on freeway out of fuel. Refueled. Wingtip struck photographer standing on edge of road during takeoff.

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