# N6874U: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1989-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2578
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A9202F
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6874U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6874U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874U-1989-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (3)

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 DEN87LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA242), Sep 20, 1987: Mooney M20K (N6874U), Aspen, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN75FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC05), Aug 5, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6874U), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0092), Mar 12, 1967: Mooney M20C (N6874U), Mangum, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19870920058969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920058969A), Sep 20, 1987: Mooney M20K (N6874U), Aspen, CO, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel 4 miles short of destination. Landed in a field. Reported destroyed but no indication of same.
- [Accident 19740805025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805025279A), Aug 5, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6874U), Sheridan, WY, Substantial damage. Low fuel,flew past poss alt arpt. Collided with sage brush and bank adj to dirt road.

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