# N7985Q: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1993-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1993
- 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: 514
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1981
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AAD8D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Mccann William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCANN%20WILLIAM%20H)
- Location: [Shuqualak, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Shuqualak)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9955° N, 88.5964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39361, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7985Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7985Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7985Q-1993-06-16

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 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 MIA93LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA107), Apr 21, 1993: Mooney M20E (N7985Q), Starkville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN.

## 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 19930421009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930421009769A), Apr 21, 1993: Mooney M20E (N7985Q), Starkville, MS, Substantial damage. Low on fuel diverted to near airport but ran out on final. Blamed inaccurate fuel gauges.

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