# N8135E: 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: 1406
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1959
- Certificate issued: April 26, 1982
- Last registry action: May 14, 1988
- Mode S code: AB178D
- Owner when cancelled: [Catchings William T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATCHINGS%20WILLIAM%20T)
- Location: [Glendale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Glendale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5678° N, 112.1782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85302, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8135E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8135E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8135E-2013-05-13

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 M20A: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA121), Feb 20, 1986: Mooney MK-20 (N8135E), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN65D0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0083), May 11, 1965: Mooney 20A (N8135E), Safford, AZ, 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 19860220070489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860220070489A), Feb 20, 1986: Mooney M20A (N8135E), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Stall landed to force gear up through wings after engine quit. Fuel selector was on empty right rank.

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