# N6879U: 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 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6879U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6879U

## Aircraft that carried N6879U

- [Cancelled 2013-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6879U-2013-05-02): Mooney M20C, S/N 2583, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Central Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N6879U (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 ATL94FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA116), Jun 7, 1994: Mooney M20C (N6879U), West Columbia, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING CLIMBOUT BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE LOW CEILINGS AND THE DARK NIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6879U (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 19940607014389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940607014389A), Jun 7, 1994: Mooney M20C (N6879U), Columbia, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Failed to clear trees on night IFR takeoff. No mechanical anomalies. Failed to establish proper climbout rate.

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