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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5909Q

N5909Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20C. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 12, 1991. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Mooney M20C cancelled December 12, 1991

Serial number
3163
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 6, 1974
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Tracy Gerald W (Individual)
Memphis, TN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5909Q

LAX89LA180Accident on April 13, 1989 at Hesperia, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20C · serial 3163

THE PILOT, THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED THE AIRPLANE, AND DURING THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT PLANNING WAS POOR AND THAT HE MISJUDEGED THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE.

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