# N872B: 1956 Mooney M20, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 1034
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 9, 1983
- Last registry action: November 6, 2006
- Mode S code: ABFDDD
- Owner when cancelled: [Phillips H L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20H%20L)
- Location: [Lillian, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lillian)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5026° N, 97.1981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76061, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N872B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=872B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872B-2013-06-27

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 M20: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20.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 FTW85FPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FPA03), Jun 1, 1985: Mooney M20 (N872B), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed

## 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 19850601022099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850601022099A), Jun 1, 1985: Mooney M20 (N872B), Fort Worth, TX, Destroyed. On landing rollout, unable to stop left drift, tried go around. Hit a pole and a hangar.

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