# N6555U: 1962 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- 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: 2338
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1962
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1998
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A8A267
- Owners when cancelled: [Gould Ralph W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOULD%20RALPH%20W), [Huff Rayworth T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUFF%20RAYWORTH%20T)
- Location: [Wichita Falls, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wichita%20Falls)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8955° N, 98.5440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76309, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6555U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6555U-2017-04-07

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 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 MIA05FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA139), Jul 30, 2005: Mooney M20C (N6555U), Natchez, MS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent to ground impact. A contributing…

## 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 20050730016779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050730016779A), Jul 30, 2005: Mooney M20C (N6555U), Natchez, MS, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. (-23) On July 30, 2005, at about 1045 central daylight time, a Mooney M20C, N6555U, was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight under…

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