# N78979: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1976-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 1976
- 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: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 30, 1974
- Mode S code: AAB564
- Owner when cancelled: [Wylde John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYLDE%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Greenup, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Greenup)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78979-1976-06-23

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 CHI76AC056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC056), Mar 31, 1976: Mooney M20C (N78979), Blue Mound, IL, 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 19760331011471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760331011471A), Mar 31, 1976: Mooney M20C (N78979), Blue Mound, IL, Destroyed. Both stabilizers separated aprx 4 in outboard at front spar. Acft dscnding fm psn abv Piper acft.

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