# N9637M: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1992-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 670108
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1986
- Last registry action: January 18, 1990
- Mode S code: AD6AA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Harry E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20HARRY%20E)
- Location: [Perry, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Perry)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7639° N, 81.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44081, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9637M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9637M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9637M-1992-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 M20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c.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 NYC92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA031), Nov 16, 1991: Mooney M20C (N9637M), Painesville, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE POWERLINE TOWER STRUCTURE WHILE EXECUTING A VISUAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LACK OF PROPER RADIO EQUIPMENT NECESSARY…

## 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 19911115052039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911115052039A), Nov 15, 1991: Mooney M20C (N9637M), Painesville, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck powerline tower on approach pvz. Low clouds fog rain. Was IFR for NDB approach no adf. Not IFR rated.

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