N5809A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 2, 2014. 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 December 2, 2014
- Serial number
- 25-0873
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1985
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 29, 1991
- Last FAA action
- May 31, 1994
- Last owner
- Ellis Jerry L (Partnership)
Overland Park, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172 cancelled October 8, 1970
- Serial number
- 28409
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 14, 1957
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Executive Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Kansas City, MO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5809A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K · serial 25-0873
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.
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