# N6201N: 1978 Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 2017-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-0590
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 9, 2005
- Last registry action: December 18, 2014
- Mode S code: A818C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Espiau Frederick M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESPIAU%20FREDERICK%20M)
- Location: [Topanga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Topanga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1078° N, 118.6162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90290, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6201N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6201N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6201N-2017-04-24

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 M20J: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j.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 WPR17FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA055), Jan 12, 2017: Mooney M20J (N6201N), Lake Hughes, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's controlled flight into mountainous terrain while attempting to operate under visual flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).

## 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 20170112000309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170112000309A), Jan 12, 2017: Mooney M20J (N6201N), Lake Hughes, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. January 12, 2017, while enroute to torrance California from tehachapi California, N6201N impacted terrain eighty feet below the Lake Hughes VOR facility. The…

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