# N6878N: Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 1993-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 680153
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 2, 1992
- Last registry action: November 3, 1992
- Mode S code: A920B5
- Owners when cancelled: [Fatheree Thomas H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FATHEREE%20THOMAS%20H%20JR), [Goodrich William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODRICH%20WILLIAM%20E), [Koch Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOCH%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Garden Ridge, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Garden%20Ridge)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6506° N, 98.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78266, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6878N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6878N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6878N-1993-01-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW93FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA055), Dec 25, 1992: Mooney M20C (N6878N), Deridder, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN IMC. A FACTOR WAS HIS LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## 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 19921225051799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921225051799A), Dec 25, 1992: Mooney M20C (N6878N), De Ridder, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. High speed wing low impact. Pilot reported to have low IFR skill. No current biennial review. No flight plan.

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