# N5996Q: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1975-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1975
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3218
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1975
- Mode S code: A7C20F
- Owner when cancelled: [Mandan Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANDAN%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Mandan, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Mandan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5996Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5996Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5996Q-1975-03-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 SEA71FDG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDG27), Apr 16, 1971: Mooney M20C (N5996Q), Santa Rita, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66F0223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0223), Mar 24, 1966: Mooney M20C (N5996Q), Scobey, MT, substantial damage

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