# N231KB: 1978 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2012-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 25-0006
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1979
- Last registry action: July 21, 1992
- Mode S code: A20D1A
- Location: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1012° N, 93.5366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64001, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231KB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231KB-2012-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MKC86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA021), Nov 4, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231KB), Spring Hill, KS, 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 19851103074939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851103074939A), Nov 3, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231KB), Olathe_________, KS, Substantial damage. Hit a fence and a pole during a forced landing after engine quit. Engine too badly damaged to determine cause.

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