# N74520: Mooney M20B, registration cancelled 1995-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1907
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1989
- Last registry action: January 18, 1995
- Mode S code: AA07D4
- Owners when cancelled: [Mccants Robley D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCANTS%20ROBLEY%20D), [Frome Gregory W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FROME%20GREGORY%20W), [Bauer Peter A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUER%20PETER%20A)
- Location: [Yorba Linda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yorba%20Linda)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8890° N, 117.7721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yorba Linda, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74520
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74520-1995-04-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 M20B: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b.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 LAX90LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA066), Jan 7, 1990: Mooney M20B (N74520), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOLTS RETAINING THE IDLER SHAFT ALLOWING THE CAM SHIFT TIMING TO CHANGE AND BY ITS FAILURE TO DRIVE THE LEFT MAGNETO.

## 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 19900106000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900106000199A), Jan 6, 1990: Mooney M20B (N74520), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on final. Hit light pole in parking lot. Idler gear shaft bolts sheared. Ignition harness springs arcing

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