# N8168E: 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: 1475
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1959
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1984
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AB231B
- Owner when cancelled: [Alley William H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEY%20WILLIAM%20H%20JR)
- Location: [Manhattan Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Manhattan%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8918° N, 118.4028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90266, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8168E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8168E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8168E-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 SEA81DYM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM05), Oct 9, 1980: Mooney M20A (N8168E), Sandy, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0182), Aug 28, 1966: Mooney M20A (N8168E), Ellsworth Afb, SD, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19840924063599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924063599I), Sep 24, 1984: Mooney M20A (N8168E), Franklin, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised several times on landing collapsing the landing gear.
- [Accident 19801009058189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009058189A), Oct 9, 1980: Mooney M20A (N8168E), Sandy, OR, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on wet grass strip. Ran off departure end of runway.

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