# N6873V: 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: May 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6873V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6873V

## Aircraft that carried N6873V

- [Cancelled 2013-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6873V-2013-05-03): Mooney M20F, S/N 22-1266, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fort Worth Wire And Cable Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORT%20WORTH%20WIRE%20AND%20CABLE%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## NTSB investigations on N6873V (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 FTW90LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA112), May 31, 1990: Mooney M-20F (N6873V), Aledo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN AS MUCH AS THE PERFORMANCE DATA WAS NOT USED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6873V (1)

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 19900530018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900530018269A), May 30, 1990: Mooney M20F (N6873V), Aledo, TX, Destroyed. Tried to depart short sod strip unable to climb out of ground effect. Aborted and impacted terrain. Temperature 94.

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