# N782LU: 2003 Mooney M20R, registration cancelled 2010-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20R](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (registry code 5870225)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29-0314
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 2003
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2004
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: AA9901
- Owner when cancelled: [Habeaire LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HABEAIRE%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782LU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=782LU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N782LU-2010-04-14

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 M20R: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r.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 CEN10LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA098), Jan 17, 2010: Mooney M20R (N782LU), La Veta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fuel leak and subsequent fire due to a mechanical defect.

## 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 20100117026729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100117026729A), Jan 17, 2010: Mooney M20R (N782LU), La Veta, CO, Destroyed. While making a 180 turn on the runway in preparation for takeoff of runway 6 the pilot heard a muffled "pop" sound when he advanced the throttle followed by…

## Other aircraft with N782LU

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782LU): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 4496372, built 2014

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