# N7738M: Mooney M22, registration cancelled 1999-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M22](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m22) (registry code 5870402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 700005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1984
- Last registry action: October 21, 1998
- Mode S code: AA77A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Associated Rack Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASSOCIATED%20RACK%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6407° N, 80.4036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32960, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7738M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7738M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7738M-1999-01-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 M22: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m22.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 MIA89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA205), Jul 23, 1989: Mooney M22 (N7738M), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN OLD WELD REPAIR ON THE NOSE GEAR STRUT HOUSING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY OTHER (UNKNOWN) MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## 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 19890723028669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723028669A), Jul 23, 1989: Mooney M22 (N7738M), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing and ran into a ditch. Improper weld on strut near steering collar had failed.

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