# N6944U: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1995-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 314
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1992
- Last registry action: June 21, 1995
- Mode S code: A93C89
- Owner when cancelled: [Sobeck Earl R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOBECK%20EARL%20R)
- Location: [Dearborn Hts, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dearborn%20Hts)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3358° N, 83.2833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48127, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6944U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6944U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6944U-1995-08-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 M20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e.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 CHI94LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA328), Sep 14, 1994: Mooney M20E (N6944U), Plymouth, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper (maintenance) modification and his initiating an operation with known deficiencies in equipment

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