# N231GQ: 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: 25-0246
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 22, 1980
- Last registry action: February 2, 1983
- Mode S code: A20CDC
- Owners when cancelled: [Oliver Hugh H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLIVER%20HUGH%20H), [Oliver Ruby C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLIVER%20RUBY%20C)
- Location: [Hiawassee, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Hiawassee)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9084° N, 83.7178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30546, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231GQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231GQ-2014-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA80FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA044), Mar 6, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231GQ), Blairsville, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19800306005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800306005609A), Mar 6, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231GQ), Blairsville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed into ground fog in area. Struck trees on top of fog-shrouded mountain.
- [Incident 19800116017359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800116017359I), Jan 16, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231GQ), Blairsville, GA, Minor damage. Student attempted to salvage bad landing. Resulted in nose gear collapsed.

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