# N851B: 1956 Mooney M20, registration cancelled 2013-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1012
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 6, 1956
- Last registry action: May 15, 1984
- Mode S code: ABAB28
- Location: [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4475° N, 122.2016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98055, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=851B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851B-2013-03-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 M20: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA66F0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0098), Jul 29, 1965: Mooney M20 (N851B), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2686](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2686), Jul 6, 1964: Mooney MK20 (N851B), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage

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