N5978Q

Valid registration

1965 MOONEY M20C

Fixed wing single engineSugar City, CORegistered Jan 7, 2026

N5978Q is a 1965 Mooney M20C (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 3208, registered in Sugar City, CO. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jan 31, 2033; the renewal window opens on Jul 31, 2032. It is powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class. It is one of 1,258 M20C aircraft in the FAA registry, 43 of them registered in Colorado. About 43% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresJan 31, 2033

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Jan 31, 2033
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Sugar City, CO
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Denver FSDO (DEN FSDO) · (303) 342-1100
Certificate issued
Jan 7, 2026
Last FAA action
Jan 7, 2026
Mode S code (hex)
A7BAE7
Mode S code (octal)
51735347
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
MOONEY
Model
M20C
Type certificate (TCDS)
2A3 (Mooney International Corporation)
Year manufactured
1965
Serial number
3208
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 4
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard

Public airports near Sugar City

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Lake Meredith
Ordway, CO
CO13 miNon-towered-
La Junta Municipal
La Junta, CO
KLHX15 miNon-towered100LL, A
City Of Las Animas - Bent County
Las Animas, CO
7V926 miNon-towered-

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

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