N5217B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20 built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 31, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20 cancelled May 31, 2017
- Serial number
- 1080
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1956
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 21, 2000
- Last FAA action
- July 30, 2004
- Last owner
- Scarbel Christopher M (Individual)
Sharpsburg, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5217B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M-20-20 · serial 1080
The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with the water.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site