# N7774M: 1974 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2010-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-0020
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1974
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1977
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: AA85F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Alpha Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPHA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Centennial, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Centennial)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7774M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7774M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7774M-2010-07-08

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 M20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c.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 CEN09FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA147), Feb 1, 2009: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Elbert, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 20090201000679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090201000679A), Feb 1, 2009: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Kiowa, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On February 1, 2009 at approximately 1130 mountain standard time, a Mooney model M20C single engine airplane, N7774M, was destroyed on impact with terrain…
- [Incident 19970527022379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527022379I), May 27, 1997: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Scottsbluff, NE. After many ILS errors and three missed approaches. Finally made landing safely. Pilot lack of IFR skill a factor.
- [Incident 19961130042119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961130042119I), Nov 30, 1996: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Distracted on approach. Failed to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19791209047739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047739I), Dec 9, 1979: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted gear during landing roll. Damaged prop, nose cowl and gear doors.
- [Incident 19790710018709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018709I), Jul 10, 1979: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear for landing. Needle bearing in actuator transmission jammed ring gear.
- [Incident 19780927020369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927020369I), Sep 27, 1978: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. During instructional flight and after 5 touch and goes they failed to extend gear.

## Other aircraft with N7774M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7774M): DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION, S/N P76DCI11010755

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.