# N6898U: 1963 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2019-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2019
- 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: 2602
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 1963
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1999
- Last registry action: May 11, 2015
- Mode S code: A92829
- Owner when cancelled: [Russell Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSELL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Kankakee, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Kankakee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1094° N, 87.9028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60901, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6898U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6898U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6898U-2019-01-09

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 MKC74FER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER63), Jun 29, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6898U), Crystal, MN, 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.

- [Incident 19810604060989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604060989I), Jun 4, 1981: Mooney M20C (N6898U), Crystal, MN. Za engine quit in cruise. Landed in field. Maintenance found #3 connecting rod bearings broken.
- [Accident 19740629028079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740629028079A), Jun 29, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6898U), Crystal, MN, Substantial damage. Hard lndg gr retracted. Lock not fully engd. Gear ind light out of adj.

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