# N5972Q: 1966 Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1971-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 846
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 13, 1966
- Mode S code: A7BA15
- Owner when cancelled: [John D Rutzebeck Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20D%20RUTZEBECK%20INC)
- Location: [Hayward, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hayward)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5972Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5972Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5972Q-1971-01-28

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 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 OAK69A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0046), Jan 18, 1969: Mooney M20E (N5972Q), Pleasanton, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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