Single-engine piston

N79870

Mooney M20E Super 21 / M20E Chaparral

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
533
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Giles Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Piedmont, SD
Registration record

N79870 on the FAA register

Type
Mooney M20E Super 21 / M20E Chaparral
Serial
533
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Giles Aviation LLC
Piedmont, SD
Certificate issued
2025-07-03
Airworthiness date
1964-12-22
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAD923
Mode S (octal)
52554443
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
601 nm
Cruise (type)
163 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N79870.
  • 1964-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N79870

N79870 is a Mooney M20E Super 21 / M20E Chaparral, serial number 533. The FAA register lists Giles Aviation LLC as the registrant in Piedmont, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 3, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 163 knots and a range of about 601 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 22, 1964.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79870.

Cruise
163 kt
Range
601 nm
Landing over 50 ft
595 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Mooney M20E Super 21 / M20E Chaparral type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N79870.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.