N78952 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20C built in 1962. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Mooney M20C cancelled July 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 1986
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1962
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 20, 1992
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 2004
- Last owner
- Dodderidge Philip M (Individual)
Bluemont, VA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N78952
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20C · serial 1986
The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight decision and his inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors are self induced pressure, mountainous terrain, and low clouds.
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