Aircraft record

N2140D2000 Mooney M20S

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Feb 28, 2030
Based in: Santa Barbara, CA; owner city / state
Engine: IO-550 SERIES · 300 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 2023
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Santa Barbara, CA
Certificate issued: Feb 24, 2023
Expires: Feb 28, 2030
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Feb 2, 2000

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Mooney
Model: M20S
Year: 2000
Serial number: 30-0044
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A1CABA

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor Io-550 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 300 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2023 – nowIndividual ownerSanta Barbara, CA · current
1984 – 1992Individual ownerColmesneil, TX · different airframe: Piper Pa-28-161 S/N 287916145
1961 – 1963Individual ownerJackson, MS · different airframe: Beechcraft D35 S/N D-3485

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2012-05-09	Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. (Mooney) Airplanes	Mar 20, 2012	Airframe (M20S)
2009-16-03	Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…	Sep 9, 2009	Engine (IO-550 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

hose · deterioratedJun 30, 2010
PILOT NOTICED A LOW VAC WARNING OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN VACCUME PUMP. TURN THE SWITCH ON FOR THE STANDBY VAC SYS AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE STANDBY VAC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING WAS A FROZEN VAC PUMP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SUPPLY HOSE, THAT IS MADE OF RUBBER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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