# N6873V: 1975 Mooney M20F, registration cancelled 2013-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-1266
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1989
- Last registry action: October 5, 2001
- Mode S code: A9200D
- Owner when cancelled: [Fort Worth Wire And Cable Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORT%20WORTH%20WIRE%20AND%20CABLE%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9099° N, 97.4343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76179, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6873V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6873V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6873V-2013-05-03

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 M20F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f.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 FTW90LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA112), May 31, 1990: Mooney M-20F (N6873V), Aledo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN AS MUCH AS THE PERFORMANCE DATA WAS NOT USED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

## 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 19900530018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900530018269A), May 30, 1990: Mooney M20F (N6873V), Aledo, TX, Destroyed. Tried to depart short sod strip unable to climb out of ground effect. Aborted and impacted terrain. Temperature 94.

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