# N6894N: 1968 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 680164
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1968
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2017
- Last registry action: May 18, 2017
- Mode S code: A92797
- Owner when cancelled: [Steele Herman E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEELE%20HERMAN%20E)
- Location: [Mount Pleasant, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Mount%20Pleasant)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5187° N, 87.2306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38474, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6894N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6894N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6894N-2020-09-04

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 (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 ERA18FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA030), Nov 23, 2017: Mooney M20C (N6894N), Starke, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing was the pilot's lack of instrument currency and his self-induced…

## 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 20171123024219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171123024219A), Nov 23, 2017: Mooney M20C (N6894N), Stark, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At 1511, the recorded weather at vqq included winds from 030 at 12 knots, 2 statute miles visibility in mist, and overcast clouds at 900 feet above ground…
- [Incident 20130613024049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130613024049I), Jun 13, 2013: Mooney M20C (N6894N), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Incident airman stated that he was VFR inbound to non-towered airport, and communicating with another aircraft in the pattern, trying to establish a landing…

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