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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5608Q

N5608Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20E built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 26, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Mooney M20E cancelled March 26, 2018

Serial number
660
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 31, 2014
Last FAA action
July 31, 2014
Last owner
Layton Jack D (Co-owned)
Salem, OR
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5608Q

WPR15FA208Accident on July 4, 2015 at Salem, OR: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20E · serial 660

The pilot's unstabilized approach and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a porpoise during landing. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during the subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in a low altitude stall/spin.

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