# N8121E: 1959 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1392
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1959
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1983
- Last registry action: December 9, 1989
- Mode S code: AB134A
- Owner when cancelled: [Texas Commercial Insurance Agcy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20COMMERCIAL%20INSURANCE%20AGCY%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3223° N, 97.7402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78756, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8121E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8121E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8121E-2013-05-13

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 FTW85LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA172), Apr 2, 1985: Mooney M20A (N8121E), Austin, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19850402011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850402011019A), Apr 2, 1985: Mooney M20A (N8121E), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off end of runway during landing. Wing struck a mound of dirt as pilot tried to stop by making a turn.

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