# N78876: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1971-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2891
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1966
- Mode S code: AAB1AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Acceptance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20ACCEPTANCE%20CORP)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78876
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78876
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78876-1971-02-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC67D0235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0235), Aug 27, 1966: Mooney M21 (N78876), Monterey, VA, destroyed

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