# N74739: 1961 Mooney M20B, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1739
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1961
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1986
- Last registry action: December 9, 1989
- Mode S code: AA0F6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Stroppel Tyson J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROPPEL%20TYSON%20J)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7748° N, 108.5813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59102, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74739
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74739
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74739-2014-11-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN87FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA008), Oct 23, 1986: Mooney M20B (N74739), Buffalo, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19861022049989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022049989A), Oct 22, 1986: Mooney M20B (N74739), Buffalo, WY, Destroyed. The engine failed from ice blockage and the aircraft struck terrain. VFR pilot in IFR conditions. Cocaine and beer.

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