# N78899: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1985-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1985
- 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: 2914
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1971
- Mode S code: AAB1F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Koeing Albert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOEING%20ALBERT%20K)
- Location: [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78899
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78899
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78899-1985-01-28

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 DEN81FTE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE69), Sep 13, 1981: Mooney M20C (N78899), Delta, CO, destroyed

## 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 19810913058869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913058869A), Sep 13, 1981: Mooney M20C (N78899), Delta, CO, Destroyed. Fuel fumes in flght. Airplane burst into flames in cabin on roll out. Source of ignition of fuel unknown.

---
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.