# N231AN: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 1992-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250096
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: November 19, 1991
- Mode S code: A20C44
- Owners when cancelled: [Applicant Alphin Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLICANT%20ALPHIN%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Application Dated 072281](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLICATION%20DATED%20072281)
- Location: [Hagerstown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hagerstown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6319° N, 77.7438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21740, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231AN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231AN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231AN-1992-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC81FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA064), Jun 24, 1981: Mooney M20K (N231AN), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810624036909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810624036909A), Jun 24, 1981: Mooney M20K (N231AN), Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Landed last third of runway. Began late go-around, stall mushed into water off end of runway.
- [Incident 19790708020179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708020179I), Jul 8, 1979: Mooney M20K (N231AN), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication although appeared down. Gear folded on touchdown.

## Other aircraft with N231AN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231AN): Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR, S/N 17000554, built 2016

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