# N78919: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1971-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1971
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1962
- Mode S code: AAB492
- Owner when cancelled: [Bovey Melvin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOVEY%20MELVIN%20J)
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78919
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78919
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78919-1971-05-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 OAK67D0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0115), Aug 5, 1966: Mooney M20A (N78919), Angwin, CA, substantial damage

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