N6481U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20C built in 1962. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Mooney M20C cancelled April 30, 2013
- Serial number
- 2228
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1962
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 19, 1991
- Last FAA action
- August 1, 1997
- Last owner
- Wirgler Jeffrey R (Individual)
Santa Monica, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N6481U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M-20-C · serial 2228
FUEL CONTAMINATION BY WATER DUE TO THE; 1) FAILURE OF THE FUEL CAPS TO PROPERLY SEAL AGAINST WATER INGESTION, 2) THE PILOTS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFICIENT TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THE FUEL TANKS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE INADEQUATE FUEL CAP/WELL DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE PILOTS REDUCED ABILITY TO VISUALLY SEE AND AVOID THE POWER POLE DUE TO THE PREVAILING LIGHT CONDITIONS.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site