# N78924: 1962 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2036
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1962
- Last registry action: February 25, 1978
- Mode S code: AAB4B0
- Location: [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4346° N, 99.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79605, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78924
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78924
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78924-2013-02-27

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 (2)

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 FTW72FQD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FQD21), Jan 22, 1972: Mooney M20C (N78924), Orla, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0394), Jan 11, 1969: Mooney M20C (N78924), Sinton, TX, substantial damage

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