# N79820: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1996-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 484
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 14, 1993
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: AAD874
- Owner when cancelled: [Verdick Steven M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERDICK%20STEVEN%20M)
- Location: [Hacienda Heights, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hacienda%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9990° N, 117.9721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91745, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79820
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79820
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79820-1996-07-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 M20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e.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 LAX96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA001), Oct 2, 1995: Mooney M20E (N79820), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undeternined reasons.

## 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 19951001030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001030829A), Oct 1, 1995: Mooney M20E (N79820), Long Beach, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed avx for poc. Lost power. Ditched in ocean. Recent purchase no checkout. May have mishandled fuel system.

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