# N78988: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2022-11-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 28, 2022
- 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: 2022
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1962
- Certificate issued: June 25, 2019
- Last registry action: June 25, 2019
- Mode S code: AAB586
- Owners when cancelled: [Wydeven Joseph B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYDEVEN%20JOSEPH%20B), [Taeus Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAEUS%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Woodland Park, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Woodland%20Park)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0327° N, 105.0546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80863, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78988
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78988-2022-11-28

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 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 WPR19LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA243), Aug 26, 2019: Mooney M20C (N78988), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

## 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 20190826015789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190826015789A), Aug 26, 2019: Mooney M20C (N78988), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Crashed during approach to rts engine stopped and could not be restarted by pilot as stated to Reno police at the scene and pilot elected to land on the…

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