# N6896U: 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 6, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6896U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6896U

## Aircraft that carried N6896U

- [Cancelled 2013-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6896U-2013-08-06): Mooney M20C, S/N 2600, built 1963. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N6896U (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 ERA10LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA047), Nov 3, 2009: Mooney M20C (N6896U), Fairview, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6896U (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 20091103050959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091103050959A), Nov 3, 2009: Mooney M20C (N6896U), Fairview, NC, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed upside down in field due of loss of power. During the pilot's attempt to make an emergency landing, the right wing stuck a tree. No evidence…

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