# N78952: 1962 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1986
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 29, 1961
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1992
- Last registry action: May 12, 2004
- Mode S code: AAB517
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodderidge Philip M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODDERIDGE%20PHILIP%20M)
- Location: [Bluemont, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Bluemont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1112° N, 77.8339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluemont, VA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78952
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78952
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78952-2013-07-08

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 MIA98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA033), Nov 15, 1997: Mooney M20C (N78952), Sparta, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight decision and his inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors are self induced pressure, mountainous terrain,…

## 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 19971115033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971115033009A), Nov 15, 1997: Mooney M20C (N78952), Sparta, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Flew into cloud fog bank. Tried turn back. Lost it. Dove into trees. Trying to follow road VFR thru mountains. (-23) corrective action: none for pilot,[privacy…

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