# N231FH: 1979 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2014-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 25-0216
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1979
- Last registry action: December 28, 1985
- Mode S code: A20CBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Offenbacher Aquatics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFENBACHER%20AQUATICS%20INC)
- Location: [Potomac, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Potomac)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0319° N, 77.2196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20854, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231FH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231FH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231FH-2014-09-16

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 NYC90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA053), Jan 19, 1990: Mooney M20 (N231FH), Brogue, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NO. 2 CRANKSHAFT BEARING.

## 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 19900119000789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119000789A), Jan 19, 1990: Mooney M20K (N231FH), Brogue, PA, Destroyed. Crankshaft broke at cruise. Overshot open field landing downwind. Improperly installed cyclinder bolts had broken.

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