# N78973: 1962 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2023-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2023
- 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: 2007
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1962
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2019
- Last registry action: December 10, 2019
- Mode S code: AAB55E
- Owner when cancelled: [Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20FEAR%20AVIATION%20MAINTENANCE%20LLC)
- Location: [Fayetteville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Fayetteville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9585° N, 78.8968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28306, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78973-2023-04-01

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19930124006189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930124006189I), Jan 24, 1993: Mooney M20C (N78973), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Departed taxiway onto grass while taxiing to ramp. On turn around slid down slope into a ditch.
- [Incident 19840722044879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840722044879I), Jul 22, 1984: Mooney M20C (N78973), Laurinburg, NC, Minor damage. Right main and nose gear collapsed on the landing roll. Landing gear was out of rig. Would not go over center lock.

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