N5788U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K cancelled June 7, 2013
- Serial number
- 25-0852
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 28, 1991
- Last FAA action
- January 4, 1995
- Last owner
- Sky Watchers Association INC (Corporation)
Las Vegas, NV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled June 2, 1972
- Serial number
- 28-26613
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- May 26, 1972
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Russell Clifford B (Individual)
Fort Collins, CO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5788U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K
THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO EXCEED ITS DESIGN LIMITS (AIRSPEED AND/OR STRESS LIMITS) AFTER INADVERTENTLY ENTERING A DESCENT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS (NIGHT OR LATE DUSK), THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, AND FATIGUE FAILURE OF A PITCH TRIM SPRING IN THE AUTOPILOT PITCH SERVO.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K · serial 25-0852
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