# N8165E: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1997-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1985
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: AB22B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Dwyre Michael Chip](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DWYRE%20MICHAEL%20CHIP)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4084° N, 122.6129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97267, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8165E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8165E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8165E-1997-10-15

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 M20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c.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 SEA90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA102), Jun 18, 1990: Mooney M20C (N8165E), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION IN WHICH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL LEFT AN OBJECT IN THE AREA OF THE CARBURETOR WHICH RESULTED IN AN AIR FLOW BLOCKAGE.

## 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 19900618020709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900618020709A), Jun 18, 1990: Mooney M20C (N8165E), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Rough engine and black smoke on takeoff then engine quit. Crash landed off airport. A shop towel blocked air intake

## Other aircraft with N8165E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8165E): Raytheon A36, S/N E-3193, built 1998
- [Cancelled 1973-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8165E-1973-04-04): Mooney M20A, S/N 1436, built 1959. Owner: [Dragovich Ronald D / Dragovich Jean M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAGOVICH%20RONALD%20D%20%2F%20DRAGOVICH%20JEAN%20M), [Gresham, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Gresham)

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