# N71SB: 1965 Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 2013-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- 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: 565
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1965
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1987
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A97B46
- Owner when cancelled: [Hollis James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLIS%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Ozark, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Ozark)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4675° N, 85.6170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36360, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71SB-2013-09-16

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 DEN87FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA186), Jul 17, 1987: Mooney M20E (N71SB), Vail, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19870717079219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717079219A), Jul 17, 1987: Mooney M20E (N71SB), Vail, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into canyon which ended in a tight bowl. Attempted to reverse direction. Stalled. Crashed into trees.
- [Incident 19850301046529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850301046529I), Mar 1, 1985: Mooney M20E (N71SB), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel while being vectored for ILS. Flew dead stick approach and landed gear up.

## Other aircraft with N71SB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71SB): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada UH-1D, S/N 8131

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