# N8309E: Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 1972-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1972
- 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: 1487
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1971
- Mode S code: AB5BF2
- Owner when cancelled: [Lawrence J Brown](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20J%20BROWN)
- Location: [Zolfo Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Zolfo%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8309E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8309E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8309E-1972-06-21

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 MIA72AM032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM032), Oct 2, 1971: Mooney M20A (N8309E), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8309E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8309E): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8390013, built 1983
- [Cancelled 1981-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8309E-1981-01-16): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R-8113019. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Globe Aero Limited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LIMITED%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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