# N231AW: 1979 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0113
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1979
- Last registry action: August 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A20C4C
- Location: [Sunriver, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Sunriver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9828° N, 121.2097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97702, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231AW-2012-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 SEA83FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA196), Jun 14, 1982: Mooney M-20 (N231AW), Sandy, OR, destroyed, 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 19820613022309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613022309A), Jun 13, 1982: Mooney M20K (N231AW), OR, Damage unknown. Departed VFR with marginal weather en route with mountains obscured. Became missing.

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