# N231DL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 30, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231DL

## Aircraft that carried N231DL

- [Cancelled 2004-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231DL-2004-07-30): Mooney M20K, S/N 25-0010, built 1978. Owner: [Lashley Auto Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LASHLEY%20AUTO%20SALES%20INC), [Mitchell, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Mitchell)

## NTSB investigations on N231DL (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN04FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA079), May 23, 2004: Mooney M20K (N231DL), Pinedale, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the downdraft, the snow shower weather and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N231DL (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20040523011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040523011799A), May 23, 2004: Mooney M20K (N231DL), Pinedale, WY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) During a cross country flight from sun river, or to scottsbuff, NE, the aircraft was lost on radar at 14,000 feet and in a left hand spiral. The aircraft…

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