# N8303E: 1959 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2017-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 1481
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1966
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AB5B20
- Owner when cancelled: [Phillips James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: [New Albany, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/New%20Albany)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4861° N, 88.9967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38652, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8303E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8303E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8303E-2017-11-21

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 UNK65X0613](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0613), Nov 8, 1964: Mooney M20A (N8303E), Washington, IL, substantial damage

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