# N231DL: 1978 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2004-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 25-0010
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 3, 2002
- Last registry action: October 3, 2002
- Mode S code: A20C8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Lashley Auto Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LASHLEY%20AUTO%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Mitchell, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Mitchell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1108° N, 103.7680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 69357, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231DL-2004-07-30

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 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 (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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