# N6494U: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1990-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2241
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A889A1
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6494U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6494U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6494U-1990-08-17

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 (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 SEA86LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA116), May 2, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6494U), Twin Falls, ID, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK77FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM08), Feb 15, 1977: Mooney MK20C (N6494U), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19860502015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502015619A), May 2, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6494U), Twin Falls, ID, Destroyed. Went off the runway side after landing. Made a go around but let the wind bank the aircraft. Stalled into a pasture.
- [Accident 19770215003179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770215003179A), Feb 15, 1977: Mooney M20C (N6494U), Half Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Extreme nose gear shimmy caused loss of directional control.

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