# N9217V: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1998-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 690046
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1996
- Last registry action: October 25, 1997
- Mode S code: ACC542
- Owners when cancelled: [Schultz Dale W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHULTZ%20DALE%20W), [Schultz Vivian G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHULTZ%20VIVIAN%20G)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3974° N, 111.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85206, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9217V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9217V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9217V-1998-05-22

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 M20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e.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 LAX97LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA319), Sep 5, 1997: Mooney M20E (N9217V), Gulf Of Ca (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970905039699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970905039699A), Sep 5, 1997: Mooney M20E (N9217V), Loreto, Mexico, Destroyed. Encountered wall of clouds enroute over Ocean. Reported engine quit. Ditched. Sank. Rescued. M20E not recovered.
- [Incident 19791119044739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119044739I), Nov 19, 1979: Mooney M20E (N9217V), Austin, MN, Minor damage. Lost all electrical power. Lowered gear manually but not locked. Collapsed. Alternator, faulty stator , diodes.

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