# N6566U: 1963 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2018-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2018
- 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: 2386
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 2, 1963
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2013
- Last registry action: July 8, 2013
- Mode S code: A8A641
- Owner when cancelled: [Haynes John Ellis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAYNES%20JOHN%20ELLIS)
- Location: [Portsmouth, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Portsmouth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8033° N, 76.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23702, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6566U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6566U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6566U-2018-03-06

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2013FA0000290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000290), May 21, 2013: TRUSS. BROKEN. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FOUND NOSE RETACTION TRUSS HAD FAILED IN FOUR PLACES. THE RETRACT ROD BRACE WAS ATTACHED TO TRUSS WITH FOUR TUBES ALL FOUR TUBES BROKE FROM

## 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.

- [Incident 20130514012729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130514012729I), May 14, 2013: Mooney M20C (N6566U), Sylvania, GA, Minor damage. Pilot was on cross country from portsmouth, VA to panama city, FL. A fuel stop was needed, pilot chose Plantation Airport in Sylvania, GA. After refueling…

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