# N976SB: Mooney M20F, registration cancelled 2018-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-1395
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2003
- Last registry action: March 27, 2012
- Mode S code: AD9B81
- Owner when cancelled: [Burns Fred J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNS%20FRED%20J)
- Location: [N Topsail Beach, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/N%20Topsail%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5262° N, 77.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28460, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=976SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976SB-2018-02-08

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 M20F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f.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 CHI02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA135), May 10, 2002: Mooney M20F (N976SB), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not attain a proper climb rate during the go-around and the intentional wheels up landing. Factors associated with the accident were the inability of the pilot to maintain directional…

## 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 20020510011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510011249A), May 10, 2002: Mooney M20F (N976SB), Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (-23) On landing approach for runway 24R at Crystal Airport Crystal tower ATCT noticed that N976SB'S landing gear was in up position and called for a go…

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