# N78981: 1962 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2018-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2018
- 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: 2015
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1962
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1992
- Last registry action: November 6, 2012
- Mode S code: AAB57F
- Owner when cancelled: [Brandt Phillip](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANDT%20PHILLIP)
- Location: [Boyd, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Boyd)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0420° N, 97.5971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76023, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78981-2018-02-26

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3438), Jun 24, 1996: DOWNLOCK. DISENGAGED. DURING GROUND HANDLING AS PLANE WAS BEING PUSHED INTO HANGAR WHEN MAIN GEAR HIT THE HUMP AT HANGAR ENTRANCE, LANDING GEAR DISENGAGED AND AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SETTLED

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