# N6983U: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1971-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 343
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 15, 1970
- Mode S code: A94B42
- Owner when cancelled: [Cradeur John A Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRADEUR%20JOHN%20A%20ETAL)
- Location: [Pasadena, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pasadena)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6983U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6983U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6983U-1971-02-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW71AF026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF026), Nov 25, 1970: Mooney M20E (N6983U), Teague, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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