# N231GW: 1979 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- 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: 25-0250
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 26, 1980
- Last registry action: November 18, 1989
- Mode S code: A20CE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Blakely James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAKELY%20JAMES)
- Location: [La Mirada, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Mirada)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9020° N, 118.0090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90638, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231GW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231GW-2013-08-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX85LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA404), Sep 30, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231GW), Huntington Bch, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19850929048389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929048389A), Sep 29, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231GW), Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. Did not retract flaps on go around. Overran runway. Hit runway end lights, 2 parked airplanes, truck and building.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.