# N6959U: 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: April 7, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6959U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6959U

## Aircraft that carried N6959U

- [Cancelled 2003-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959U-2003-04-07): Mooney M20C, S/N 2710, built 1964. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cassel John F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASSEL%20JOHN%20F), [Minden, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Minden)

## NTSB investigations on N6959U (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 LAX94LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA275), Jul 5, 1994: Mooney M20C (N6959U), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN THE PROPER TAKEOFF SPEED. FACTORS ARE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE CROSSWIND.
- [NTSB UNK64X2338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2338), Jun 17, 1964: Mooney MK21 (N6959U), Boss, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6959U (3)

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 19940705017299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017299A), Jul 5, 1994: Mooney M20C (N6959U), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Just out of annual. Seen to porpoise on takeoff but never lifted. Ran off end runway. Tower advised your risk.
- [Incident 19850310011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310011499I), Mar 10, 1985: Mooney M20C (N6959U), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Engine lost power during touch and goes. Pilot had fuel in left tank but none in right, fuel selector on right tank
- [Incident 19840214015499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214015499I), Feb 14, 1984: Mooney M20C (N6959U), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Lost power on climbout. Landed on taxiway with gear up. Found water in fuel.

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