# N8120E: 1959 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2018-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204)
- 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: 1391
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1971
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AB1327
- Owners when cancelled: [Higgins Leroy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGGINS%20LEROY), [Higgins Karen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGGINS%20KAREN)
- Location: [Walnut Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Creek)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0211° N, 122.8176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94956, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8120E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8120E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120E-2018-07-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 OAK76AP035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP035), Dec 28, 1975: Mooney M20A (N8120E), Stockton, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19751228041239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228041239A), Dec 28, 1975: Mooney M20D (N8120E), Stockton, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Inflight failure of vertical fin and rudder. Evidence of rot.

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