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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6873V

N6873V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20F built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 3, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Mooney M20F cancelled May 3, 2013

Serial number
22-1266
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1975
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 7, 1989
Last FAA action
October 5, 2001
Last owner
Fort Worth Wire And Cable INC (Corporation)
Fort Worth, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N6873V

FTW90LA112Accident on May 31, 1990 at Aledo, TX: no injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M-20F · serial 22-1266

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN AS MUCH AS THE PERFORMANCE DATA WAS NOT USED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

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