# N8307E: Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 1974-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 1974
- 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: 1579
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1971
- Mode S code: AB5BAC
- Owner when cancelled: [Watts Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATTS%20RICHARD%20D)
- Location: [La Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8307E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8307E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8307E-1974-04-24

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 LAX73DUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUM05), Sep 2, 1972: Mooney M-20A (N8307E), Tijuana, Mexico, substantial damage

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