# N6868: 2005 Mooney M20R, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20R](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (registry code 5870225)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29-0385
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 2005
- Last registry action: November 19, 2018
- Mode S code: A91CF1
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6868
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6868
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868-2019-09-06

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 M20R: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r.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 GAA18CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA224), Apr 16, 2018: Mooney M20R (N6868), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s landing long in tailwind conditions with insufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane.

## 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 20180416003749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180416003749A), Apr 16, 2018: Mooney M20R (N6868), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. On April 16, 2018 at approximately 1420 local, Mooney N6868, registered to ^Mr. William m. pearson^, landed on runway 30 where it ran out of runway and rolled…

## Other aircraft with N6868

- [Cancelled 1976-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868-1976-06-11): Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, S/N 235. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [Omni Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OMNI%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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