# N5788U: 1984 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2013-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0852
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 1984
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1991
- Last registry action: January 4, 1995
- Mode S code: A76FA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Sky Watchers Association Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20WATCHERS%20ASSOCIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1214° N, 115.0914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89121, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5788U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5788U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5788U-2013-06-07

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 LAX94FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA278), Nov 30, 1993: Mooney M20K (N5788U), June Lake, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO EXCEED ITS DESIGN LIMITS (AIRSPEED AND/OR STRESS LIMITS) AFTER INADVERTENTLY ENTERING A DESCENT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS (NIGHT OR LATE…
- [NTSB LAX85LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA391), Sep 15, 1985: Mooney M20K (N5788U), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19931129052289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931129052289A), Nov 29, 1993: Mooney M20K (N5788U), June Lake, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Left on 329MI flight over mountains. Missing. Found 8MO later. Brokeup inflight. Auto pilot failed. Lost control.
- [Accident 19850915045059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915045059A), Sep 15, 1985: Mooney M20K (N5788U), Rosamond, CA, Substantial damage. Engine seized, impacted short of runway. A piece of drilling bit punctured oil screen. Lodged in stopped oil pump.

## Other aircraft with N5788U

- [Cancelled 1972-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5788U-1972-06-02): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-26613. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Russell Clifford B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSELL%20CLIFFORD%20B), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)

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