# N78944: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1974-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 1974
- 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: 2139
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1966
- Mode S code: AAB4F6
- Owner when cancelled: [Mobile Flyers Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOBILE%20FLYERS%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Fullerton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Fullerton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78944
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78944
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78944-1974-07-24

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 NYC74AN103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN103), Jun 5, 1974: Mooney M20C (N78944), Matawan, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740605016249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740605016249A), Jun 5, 1974: Mooney M20C (N78944), Matawan, NJ, Destroyed. Go-arnd following bounced lndg. Sharp l turn off dnwnd leg second apch.

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