# N8394E: 1960 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2003-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 1572
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1960
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1997
- Last registry action: August 5, 2003
- Mode S code: AB7CB2
- Owners when cancelled: [Hamel Melvin W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMEL%20MELVIN%20W), [Hamel Daniel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMEL%20DANIEL%20L), [Hamel Joy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMEL%20JOY%20L), [Cournoyer Gene F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COURNOYER%20GENE%20F)
- Location: [Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Paul)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0816° N, 93.0769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55127, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8394E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8394E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8394E-2003-10-25

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 CHI97FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA196), Jul 6, 1997: Mooney M20A (N8394E), White Bear, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: pilot incapacitation due to a stroke.

## 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.

- [Accident 19970706016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706016809A), Jul 6, 1997: Mooney M20A (N8394E), Minneapolis, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed returned shortly due medical emergency. Too high. Stalled into lake on go around. Pilot suffered a stroke. (-23) aircraft departed ane for cambridge.…

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