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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6709U

N6709U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20C built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 9, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Mooney M20C cancelled February 9, 2018

Serial number
2441
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 28, 1973
Last FAA action
March 23, 2012
Last owner
Lefton Steven A (Individual)
Palo Alto, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N6709U

WPR13FA335Accident on July 22, 2013 at South Lake Tahoe, CA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20C · serial 2441

The pilot’s decision to turn into rising terrain that would have required performance in excess of the airplane’s maximum climb rate to clear after taking off at a high density altitude.

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