# N78921: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2000-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1996
- Last registry action: October 19, 1999
- Mode S code: AAB4AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Whittaker Paul R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITTAKER%20PAUL%20R)
- Location: [New Alexandria, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Alexandria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4073° N, 79.4437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15670, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78921
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78921
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78921-2000-03-08

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 NYC72FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM25), Dec 11, 1971: Mooney M20C (N78921), Monroeville, PA, substantial damage

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