# N74578: 1961 Mooney M20B, registration cancelled 2004-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2004
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1889
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1961
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2001
- Last registry action: July 20, 2004
- Mode S code: AA088B
- Owner when cancelled: [Neal Michael Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEAL%20MICHAEL%20LEE)
- Location: [Suisun City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Suisun%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1918° N, 121.9383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94585, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74578
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74578-2004-10-06

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 M20B: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b.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 IAD74DKM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM32), Dec 26, 1973: Mooney M20B (N74578), Rosman, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72DEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE45), Nov 13, 1971: Mooney M20B (N74578), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19731226040469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731226040469A), Dec 26, 1973: Mooney M20B (N74578), Rosman, NC, Substantial damage. Flt on top ovc dscndd thru lge hole picked up carb ice. Un mantain alt stalled acft into tree tops.

## Other aircraft with N74578

- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74578-1955-10-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 9675. Owner: [Earl W Purdy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EARL%20W%20PURDY), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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