# N5983Q: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- 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: 851
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 16, 1966
- Mode S code: A7BDEF
- Owner when cancelled: [Gordon Clifton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20CLIFTON)
- Location: [Altus, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Altus)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5983Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5983Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5983Q-1973-06-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 OAK73AP033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP033), Feb 7, 1973: Mooney M20E (N5983Q), Elko, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19730207008599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207008599A), Feb 7, 1973: Mooney M20D (N5983Q), Elko, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovered 4/3/73.airframe icing,hypoxia or spatial disorientation possible.

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