# N7759M: 1974 Mooney M20F, registration cancelled 2017-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214)
- 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: 22-0019
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1974
- Certificate issued: December 3, 2010
- Last registry action: January 5, 2011
- Mode S code: AA7F39
- Owners when cancelled: [Houghton David Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUGHTON%20DAVID%20EDWARD), [Belknap Chester M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELKNAP%20CHESTER%20M)
- Location: [Santa Cruz, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Cruz)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9934° N, 122.0982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95060, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7759M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7759M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7759M-2017-09-08

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 M20F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f.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 WPR11FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA316), Jul 8, 2011: Mooney M20F (N7759M), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off toward a nearby low cloud layer and the subsequent turn, stall, and spin during the pilot’s attempt to avoid the cloud layer. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20110707017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110707017159A), Jul 7, 2011: Mooney M20F (N7759M), Watsonville, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances shortly after departure into the northeast side of the Watsonville community hospital in Watsonville, CA.

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