# N6485U: 1962 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2232
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1962
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1984
- Last registry action: February 7, 1987
- Mode S code: A8860D
- Owners when cancelled: [Edwards Dorsey D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20DORSEY%20D), [Edwards Bonnie J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20BONNIE%20J)
- Location: [Cheyenne, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Cheyenne)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3835° N, 104.8535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82009, within about 20 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6485U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6485U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6485U-2014-11-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 M20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c.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 DCA87MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA018), Jan 15, 1987: Mooney M-20C (N6485U), Kearns, UT, destroyed, 10 fatal

## 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 19870115081951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870115081951A), Jan 15, 1987: Mooney M20C (N6485U), Salt Lake City, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Dual flight entered asra without a clearance and hit N163SW that was on radar vectors for slc. Not radar identified

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