# N8398E: 1960 Mooney M20A, registration cancelled 2013-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 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: 1576
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1962
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1984
- Last registry action: May 2, 1987
- Mode S code: AB7D3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Pease Neal E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEASE%20NEAL%20E)
- Location: [St Albans, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/St%20Albans)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7916° N, 73.1178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05478, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8398E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8398E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398E-2013-07-29

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 19810523071869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523071869I), May 23, 1981: Mooney M20C (N8398E), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear landed wheels up. Attention diverted by missing transponder knob.

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