# N6574U: 1963 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2007-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 2431
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1963
- Certificate issued: August 13, 2001
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A8A9B2
- Owners when cancelled: [Espian Frederick M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESPIAN%20FREDERICK%20M), [Yian Chang](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YIAN%20CHANG)
- Location: [Topanga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Topanga)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1078° N, 118.6162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90290, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6574U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6574U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6574U-2007-10-02

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 (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 LAX05FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA193), Jun 2, 2005: Mooney M20C (N6574U), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were…

## 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 20050601012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050601012779A), Jun 1, 2005: Mooney M20C (N6574U), Northridge, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot was a VFR (visual flight rules) rated private pilot performing an ILS (instrument landing system) approach, which required an IFR (instrument…

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