# N8146E: 1959 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 1417
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1959
- Last registry action: April 9, 1983
- Mode S code: AB1B67
- Location: [Prattville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Prattville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5165° N, 86.5615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36067, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8146E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8146E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8146E-2013-02-27

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 (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 ATL83FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA091), Jan 29, 1983: Mooney M-20A (N8146E), Prattville, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19830129001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129001609A), Jan 29, 1983: Mooney M20A (N8146E), Prattville, AL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Left wing separated on a pull up from a low pass near a friends home. Failure at wing root due to decayed wood.
- [Incident 19780905017949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905017949I), Sep 5, 1978: Mooney M20 (N8146E), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Pilot overshot landing, ran off end of runway.

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