# N5809A: 1985 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2014-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2014
- 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: 25-0873
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1991
- Last registry action: May 31, 1994
- Mode S code: A7797C
- Owners when cancelled: [Ellis Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIS%20JERRY%20L), [Ellis Verlie J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIS%20VERLIE%20J)
- Location: [Overland Park, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Overland%20Park)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9556° N, 94.6799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66212, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5809A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5809A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5809A-2014-12-02

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 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 CHI91LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA071), Jan 15, 1991: Mooney M20K (N5809A), Fayette, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

## 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 19910115000609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910115000609A), Jan 15, 1991: Mooney M20K (N5809A), Fayette, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Continued night flight VFR in IFR IMC with rain. Snow and icing. Impacted in farm field. Near vertical descent.

## Other aircraft with N5809A

- [Cancelled 1970-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5809A-1970-10-08): Cessna 172, S/N 28409. Owner: [Executive Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXECUTIVE%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)

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