# N6985U: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1973-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 1973
- 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: 706
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1971
- Mode S code: A94B88
- Owner when cancelled: [Marshall Lew And Jack Berentz And George Swift](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHALL%20LEW%20AND%20JACK%20BERENTZ%20AND%20GEORGE%20SWIFT)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6985U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6985U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6985U-1973-12-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MKC74AK017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK017-201612), Oct 9, 1973: Mooney M20E (N6985U), Cassoday, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19731009034699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731009034699A), Oct 9, 1973: Mooney M20D (N6985U), Cassoday, KS, Destroyed. Recovery date 10/10/73. Plts time as of 12/1/72.

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