# N231GS: 1979 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2013-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0158
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 13, 1995
- Last registry action: November 15, 2007
- Mode S code: A20CDE
- Owner when cancelled: [Par Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAR%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231GS-2013-04-15

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 FTW96FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA091), Jan 18, 1996: Mooney M20K (N231GS), Laredo, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control. A factor was the dark night conditions.

## 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 19960117000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960117000669A), Jan 17, 1996: Mooney M20K (N231GS), Laredo, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed VFR climbing to 5000FT. No further details.

## Other aircraft with N231GS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GS): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010, S/N 132/US, built 2021

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