# N8397E: 1960 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2023-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2023
- 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: 1575
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 1960
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2010
- Last registry action: October 11, 2019
- Mode S code: AB7D1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Zdunkiewicz Michael A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZDUNKIEWICZ%20MICHAEL%20A)
- Location: [Jacksonville Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2805° N, 81.4120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32250, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8397E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8397E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8397E-2023-03-04

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

## 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 19920401011229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920401011229I), Apr 1, 1992: Mooney M20A (N8397E), Columbus, NE, Minor damage. Engine failure inflight. Emergency landing at Columbus. Landed safely. Engine had a broken crankshaft.

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