# N6493U: 1962 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1967-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 1967
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2240
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1962
- Mode S code: A8897E
- Owner when cancelled: [West Texas Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20TEXAS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Terminal, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Terminal)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6493U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6493U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6493U-1967-02-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW67A0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0076), Jan 23, 1967: Mooney M20C (N6493U), Midland, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N6493U

- [Cancelled 2015-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6493U-2015-05-15): Nieuport NIEUPORT 28C-1, S/N 6493. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Champlin Fighter Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMPLIN%20FIGHTER%20MUSEUM), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

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