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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N78992

N78992 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20C built in 1962. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 4, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Mooney M20C cancelled September 4, 2021

Serial number
2026
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1962
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 26, 1993
Last FAA action
March 28, 2018
Last owner
Crispell David W (Individual)
North Fort Myers, FL
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N78992

BFO93LA157Accident on September 5, 1993 at Oak Grove, KY: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20C · serial 2026

THE PILOT'S INNACURATE PREFLIGHT FUEL CONSUPTION CALCULATIONS AND INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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