# N8312E: 1959 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 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: 1490
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1959
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1985
- Last registry action: October 26, 1991
- Mode S code: AB5EB4
- Owners when cancelled: [Ahlberg David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AHLBERG%20DAVID%20J), [Randall Phillip A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANDALL%20PHILLIP%20A)
- Location: [Scotts, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Scotts)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1797° N, 85.4226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49088, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8312E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8312E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8312E-2013-07-01

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 M20A: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19890323023569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323023569I), Mar 23, 1989: Mooney M20A (N8312E), Ehrenberg, AZ, Minor damage. Engine seized, landed on a road and nose gear collapsed.

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