# N987CM: Mooney M20M, registration cancelled 1991-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (registry code 5870222)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 270013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1989
- Last registry action: December 13, 1989
- Mode S code: ADC563
- Owner when cancelled: [C M Hunter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20M%20HUNTER%20INC)
- Location: [Fairfax, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fairfax)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8372° N, 77.3405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987CM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=987CM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987CM-1991-05-23

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 M20M: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m.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 BFO91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA003), Oct 13, 1990: Mooney M20M (N987CM), Culpeper, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: INTERGRANULAR CRACKING (FATIGUE) FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST CLAMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A DISCONNECTED EXHAUST MANIFOLD (TAILPIPE), AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 19901013045109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901013045109A), Oct 13, 1990: Mooney M20M (N987CM), Culpeper, VA, Destroyed. Smoke and flames around rudder pedals on takeoff. Turned back. Landed gear up. Turbocharger tail pipe clamp broke.

## Other aircraft with N987CM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987CM): Cessna 510, S/N 510-0140, built 2008

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