Aircraft record

N231KS1979 Mooney M20K

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 11, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 1996)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Great Falls, VA; owner city / state
Engine: TSIO-360 SER · 225 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 1983
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1996
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Great Falls, VA
Certificate issued: Aug 1, 1983
Canceled: Oct 11, 2012
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Dec 26, 1979

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: M20K
Year: 1979
Serial number: 25-0288
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: A20D29

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor Tsio-360 Ser
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 225 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1983 – 2012Individual ownerGreat Falls, VA

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 (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 21, 1996 · West Milford, NJ

loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain and subsequent collision with trees.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Serious
Report: NYC96LA087

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC96LA087)

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 (M20K)
98-21-26	Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models M20J, M20K, M20M, and M20R Airplanes	Nov 26, 1998	Airframe (M20K)Certain serial numbers: M20J 24-3415; M20J 24-3416; M20K 25-2018–25-2021; M20M 27-0241; M20R 29-0135–29-0138

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

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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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