# N231EY: 1979 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 1982-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1982
- 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: 250192
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1979
- Mode S code: A20CB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Pole Robert V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLE%20ROBERT%20V)
- Location: [Los Gatos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Gatos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2216° N, 121.9832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231EY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231EY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231EY-1982-11-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX80FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA121), Feb 16, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231EY), Bishop, CA, 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 19800216027649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216027649A), Feb 16, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231EY), Bishop, CA, Destroyed. Reported power loss in mountain area. Was IFR in clouds. No mechanical defects. Possible airframe & induction ice.

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