# N5697N: 1983 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2017-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0777
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1983
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1995
- Last registry action: August 9, 2001
- Mode S code: A74BB3
- Owner when cancelled: [Airmed Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRMED%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5697N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5697N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5697N-2017-06-16

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 M20K: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k.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 FTW00FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA053), Dec 27, 1999: Mooney M20K (N5697N), Mcalester, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's impairment (drugs), the deployed right speed brake, and the night conditions.

## 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 19991227036919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991227036919A), Dec 27, 1999: Mooney M20K (N5697N), Mcalester, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On December 27, 1999, at approximately 0610 central standard time, a Mooney M20K, N5697N, impacted trees and terrain 16 southeast of Mcalester, Oklahoma,…

## Other aircraft with N5697N

- [Cancelled 1981-04-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5697N-1981-04-09): Enstrom Helicopter 280C, S/N 1213. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Enstrom Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENSTROM%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [Menominee, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Menominee)

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