# N8378E: 1960 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- 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: 1556
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1960
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1994
- Last registry action: November 7, 2000
- Mode S code: AB75D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Slider Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLIDER%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Gillette, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Gillette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9225° N, 105.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82718, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8378E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8378E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8378E-2017-07-07

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

## 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 SEA95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA180), Aug 11, 1995: Mooney M20A (N8378E), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS INCLUDE THE UNEVEN RUNWAY CONDITION, THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CROWNED CONDITION NOT BEING DISSEMINATED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL, AND…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950811023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950811023249A), Aug 11, 1995: Mooney M20A (N8378E), Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. Taking off on approved taxiway due closed runways. Hit crown at taxiway intersection. Bounced came down. Hit sign.
- [Incident 19890714041389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714041389I), Jul 14, 1989: Mooney M20A (N8378E), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. Engine quit. Oil covered windshield. Landed in field. Connecting rod bolt on NR2 cylinder broke. Engine seized.

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