# N8163E: 1959 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 1973-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1434
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 26, 1972
- Mode S code: AB226C
- Owner when cancelled: [Delgado Armando/Delgado Gloria](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELGADO%20ARMANDO%2FDELGADO%20GLORIA)
- Location: [Riviera, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Riviera)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8163E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8163E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8163E-1973-11-15

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 LAX74FUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ22), Sep 30, 1973: Mooney M20A (N8163E), Overgaard, AZ, destroyed

## 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 19730930032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930032409A), Sep 30, 1973: Mooney M20D (N8163E), Overgaard, AZ, Destroyed. Fuel selector indicator plate misaligned. Allowed improper tank selection. Recovery date 10/5/73.

## Other aircraft with N8163E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8163E): Piper PA-28-236, S/N 28-8011066

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