# N6496Q: Mooney M20F, registration cancelled 2018-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2018
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 680038
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1967
- Last registry action: August 7, 2018
- Mode S code: A889E3
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6496Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6496Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6496Q-2018-08-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 M20F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2015FA0000506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000506), Oct 27, 2015: TRUSS. SEPARATED. DURING TAXI NLG TRUSS SEPARATED FROM ACFT. DISCOVERED DURING RECORDS INSPECTION, IN 1999 THE TRUSS WAS R & R WITH A TRUSS WITH STOPS INSTALLED. THE ENTRY READS,
- [SDR 2015FA0000443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000443), Sep 10, 2015: LEVER. SEPARATED. WHILE TAXING FOR T/O, THE NLG COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY BOTH MAIN GEARS. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION LEVER ASSEMBLY SEPARATED AT THE WELD. THE 

## 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 DEN75FQA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA53), Jun 30, 1975: Mooney M20F (N6496Q), Albuquerque, NM, 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.

- [Incident 20150807022099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150807022099I), Aug 7, 2015: Mooney M20F (N6496Q), Del Rio, TX, Substantial damage. During taxi aircraft nose landing gear colasped, shortly followed by both main gears, causing propeller strke.
- [Accident 19750630016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750630016689A), Jun 30, 1975: Mooney M20F (N6496Q), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. No toe brakes on ip side. Bounced & touched dwn abt halfway pt.

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