# N231KZ: 1980 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: 25-0294
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 19, 2003
- Last registry action: April 9, 2007
- Mode S code: A20D30
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Pelt David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20PELT%20DAVID%20B)
- Location: [Beaverton, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Beaverton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4428° N, 122.8712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97007, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231KZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231KZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231KZ-2014-09-16

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 SEA07LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA079), Mar 19, 2007: Mooney M20K (N231KZ), Marysville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath while on final approach and his failure to maintain clearance, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with the runway's…

## 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 20070319005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070319005059A), Mar 19, 2007: Mooney M20K (N231KZ), Marysville, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft made contact with approach lights at the myv airport, taking out three sets of lights. Made ground contact about 700 feet short of runway 14 at…

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