# N231KS: 1979 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2012-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 2012
- 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: 25-0288
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1983
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A20D29
- Owner when cancelled: [Venusti James J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENUSTI%20JAMES%20J)
- Location: [Great Falls, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Great%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0119° N, 77.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22066, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231KS-2012-10-11

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 NYC96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA087), Apr 21, 1996: Mooney M20K (N231KS), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain and subsequent collision with trees.

## 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 19960421007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421007889A), Apr 21, 1996: Mooney M20K (N231KS), West Milford, NJ, Destroyed. Engine problem climbout. Hit trees one short runway returning. No engine defects found.

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