# N231A: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 1996-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250645
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1984
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A20C37
- Owners when cancelled: [Adelglass Jeffrey M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADELGLASS%20JEFFREY%20M), [Adelglass Barbara](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADELGLASS%20BARBARA)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9697° N, 96.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75248, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231A-1996-04-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney M20K: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL86FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA041), Dec 15, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231A), Langhorne, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19851215061959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215061959A), Dec 15, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231A), Langhorne, PA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Too low on night landing. Collided with unlighted power lines. Pilot had diabetes and severe heart disease.

## Other aircraft with N231A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231A): Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A, S/N 227, built 1952

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