N5772C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K cancelled September 19, 2001
- Serial number
- 25-0841
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 29, 1984
- Last FAA action
- July 17, 2001
- Last owner
- Horsley CO (Corporation)
Sun Valley, ID - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 170A cancelled May 27, 1982
- Serial number
- 19726
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- March 21, 1977
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Rugroden Maurice (Individual)
Park-Rapids, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5772C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K · serial 25-0841
the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the blowing snow, turbulence, dark night light conditions, and pilot fatigue due to the long flight day.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K · serial 25-0841
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL, RESULTING IN A SWERVE OFF THE 150 FT WIDE RUNWAY AND IMPACT WITH A FENCE. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LACK OF RUNWAY LIGHTS, THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE FENCE BESIDE THE RUNWAY.
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