# N6159E: 1958 Mooney M20, registration cancelled 2013-02-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1181
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1993
- Last registry action: January 22, 2004
- Mode S code: A804E9
- Location: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9597° N, 94.0679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64011, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6159E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6159E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159E-2013-02-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney M20: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA082), Dec 13, 1997: Mooney M20 (N6159E), Pocahontas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A related factor was: the pilot's lack of recent…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19971213046509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971213046509A), Dec 13, 1997: Mooney M20 (N6159E), Pocahontas, AR, No damage. (-23) During the take off roll, aircraft control was lost, aircraft departed runway to the left leaving skid marks from the left main tire onto the pavement…

## Other aircraft with N6159E

- [Cancelled 1975-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159E-1975-12-12): Cessna 172, S/N 46259. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Greater Shreveport Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREATER%20SHREVEPORT%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)

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