# N5608Q: 1965 Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 2018-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 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: 660
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1965
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2014
- Last registry action: July 31, 2014
- Mode S code: A72A69
- Owners when cancelled: [Layton Jack D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAYTON%20JACK%20D), [Layton John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAYTON%20JOHN%20D)
- Location: [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9032° N, 123.0645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97302, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5608Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5608Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5608Q-2018-03-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 WPR15FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA208), Jul 4, 2015: Mooney M20E (N5608Q), Salem, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unstabilized approach and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a porpoise during landing. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical…

## 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 20150704009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150704009439A), Jul 4, 2015: Mooney M20E (N5608Q), Salem, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. A/c N5608Q called sle tower for clearance to land and was susequently cleared to land runway 34. His approach appeared normal to controller, but then he…

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