# N899B: Mooney M20, registration cancelled 1976-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1062
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 9, 1976
- Mode S code: AC66DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RICHARD%20C)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=899B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N899B-1976-05-05

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 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 MIA76FLD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD47), Mar 7, 1976: Mooney M20 (N899B), Merritt Island, FL, 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 19760307005869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760307005869A), Mar 7, 1976: Mooney M20 (N899B), Merritt Island, FL, Destroyed. Fuselage cargo compt door blew open in flight.

## Other aircraft with N899B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899B): Cessna 550, S/N 5501073, built 2003

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