# N5878Q: 1965 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3147
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1994
- Last registry action: January 30, 2007
- Mode S code: A79368
- Owner when cancelled: [J S Alguire Consult Forrest Svcs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20S%20ALGUIRE%20CONSULT%20FORREST%20SVCS%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/N5878Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5878Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5878Q-2017-06-21

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 M20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c.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 IAD99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA035), Mar 22, 1999: Mooney M20C (N5878Q), Irving, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's intentional flight into known icing 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 19990322043299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990322043299A), Mar 22, 1999: Mooney M20C (N5878Q), Irving, NY, No damage. (-23) A/c was on a IFR flight plan from cdw to phn at cruise at 12,000' in clouds,when the engine started to run rough. The pilot switched tanks, applied carb,…

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