# N8201R: 1978 Mooney M20J, registration cancelled 2025-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-0607
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1978
- Last registry action: January 31, 2025
- Mode S code: AB3366
- Location: [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6821° N, 82.4441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32606, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8201R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8201R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8201R-2025-11-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 M20J: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j.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 ERA24LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA317), Jul 14, 2024: Mooney M20J (N8201R), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during the landing approach in terrain induced turbulence, resulting in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.

## 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 20240714009409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240714009409A), Jul 14, 2024: Mooney M20J (N8201R), Montauk, NY, Substantial damage. On approach to kmtp runway 24 the aircraft experenced turbulence, landed hard veered off of the runway into the bushes.

## Other aircraft with N8201R

- [Cancelled 1975-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8201R-1975-02-27): Bellanca 17-30A, S/N 73-30501. Owner: [Maner & Collins Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANER%20%26%20COLLINS%20INC), [Uvalde, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Uvalde)

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