# N6960V: Mooney M20F, registration cancelled 1990-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 221327
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A9436C
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6960V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6960V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6960V-1990-07-26

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 M20F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC89FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA179), Aug 13, 1989: Mooney M20F (N6960V), Mound City, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS & HEAVY RAIN WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN.
- [NTSB IAD80DLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DLQ11), Jan 26, 1980: Mooney M20F (N6960V), Albany, KY, 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 19890813028789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028789A), Aug 13, 1989: Mooney M20F (N6960V), Mound City, KS, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into an isolated storm cell with heavy rain, lost control and crashed.
- [Accident 19800126001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126001409A), Jan 26, 1980: Mooney M20F (N6960V), Albany, KY, Substantial damage. Airplane began to skid on landing roll. Tried to go around. Lost control. Skidded into parked acft.

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