# N231KS: 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: October 11, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231KS

## Aircraft that carried N231KS

- [Cancelled 2012-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231KS-2012-10-11): Mooney M20K, S/N 25-0288, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Venusti James J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENUSTI%20JAMES%20J), [Great Falls, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Great%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N231KS (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 NYC96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA087), Apr 21, 1996: Mooney M20K (N231KS), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain and subsequent collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N231KS (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 19960421007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421007889A), Apr 21, 1996: Mooney M20K (N231KS), West Milford, NJ, Destroyed. Engine problem climbout. Hit trees one short runway returning. No engine defects found.

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