# N78951: 1962 Mooney M20, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202)
- 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: 2140
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1962
- Certificate issued: June 9, 2010
- Last registry action: September 30, 2011
- Mode S code: AAB516
- Owner when cancelled: [Tivay Alireza](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIVAY%20ALIREZA)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9354° N, 77.0618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20008, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78951
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78951
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78951-2018-01-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 M20: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20.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 ERA13LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA391), Sep 2, 2013: Mooney M20C (N78951), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the wing flaps were properly configured before takeoff.

## 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 20130902018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130902018429A), Sep 2, 2013: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20 (N78951), Mitchellville, MD, Destroyed. On September 2, 2013, at approximately 1612 local time, [privacy data omitted] took off on runway 36 at Freeway Airport in the Mooney 20C aircraft [privacy…

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