# N6709U: 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: February 9, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6709U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6709U

## Aircraft that carried N6709U

- [Cancelled 2018-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6709U-2018-02-09): Mooney M20C, S/N 2441, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lefton Steven A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEFTON%20STEVEN%20A), [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)

## NTSB investigations on N6709U (1)

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 WPR13FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA335), Jul 22, 2013: Mooney M20C (N6709U), South Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to turn into rising terrain that would have required performance in excess of the airplane’s maximum climb rate to clear after taking off at a high density altitude.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6709U (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 20130722012919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722012919A), Jul 22, 2013: Mooney M20C (N6709U), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. According to a witness statement, the aircraft lifted off from runway 36 and at about midfield the aircraft began ?about a 25 degree climbing bank turn to the…
- [Incident 20031224035349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031224035349I), Dec 24, 2003: Mooney M20C (N6709U), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Mooney M20C, nose gear collapsed during landing roll at Palo Alto, CA, airport rwy 13 at 231942PST. Two occupants not injured. Minor aircraft damage…

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