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N5809J

N5809J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20J. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 23, 1994. 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 M20J cancelled July 23, 1994

Serial number
241554
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
November 13, 1985
Last FAA action
May 18, 1994
Last owner
Brunk Perry E (Individual)
Hyattsville, MD
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna 172N cancelled May 1, 1981

Serial number
17273840
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Germany
Certificate issued
April 29, 1981
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Globe Aero LTD INC (Corporation)
Lakeland, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5809J

BFO91FA061Accident on July 1, 1991 at Waynesboro, VA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20J · serial 24-1554

THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN OVERSTRESS OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING WAS VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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