# N8118E: Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 1991-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1389
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AB1088
- Owners when cancelled: [Harnagel Duard R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARNAGEL%20DUARD%20R), [Harnagel Sandra E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARNAGEL%20SANDRA%20E)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4627° N, 111.9137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85257, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8118E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8118E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118E-1991-02-07

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 M20A: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a.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 LAX90LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA197), May 28, 1990: Mooney M20A (N8118E), Apache Junction, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE AIRCRAFT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATION AND FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

## 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 19900528017679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017679A), May 28, 1990: Mooney M20A (N8118E), Apache Junction, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel and crash landed on desert. Distracted by faulty mixture. Numerous landings and departures.

## Other aircraft with N8118E

- [Cancelled 2013-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118E-2013-11-12): Cosmos/Richmond John BIDLUN, S/N B761. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Richmond John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHMOND%20JOHN%20D), [San Mateo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Mateo)

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