# N6494U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 17, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6494U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6494U

## Aircraft that carried N6494U

- [Cancelled 1990-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6494U-1990-08-17): Mooney M20C, S/N 2241. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N6494U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA86LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA116), May 2, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6494U), Twin Falls, ID, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK77FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM08), Feb 15, 1977: Mooney MK20C (N6494U), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6494U (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19860502015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502015619A), May 2, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6494U), Twin Falls, ID, Destroyed. Went off the runway side after landing. Made a go around but let the wind bank the aircraft. Stalled into a pasture.
- [Accident 19770215003179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770215003179A), Feb 15, 1977: Mooney M20C (N6494U), Half Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Extreme nose gear shimmy caused loss of directional control.

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