# N231MA: 1979 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 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: 25-0086
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1984
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A20D4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Griffin John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFIN%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Paso Robles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Paso%20Robles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6266° N, 120.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paso Robles, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231MA-2012-10-16

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19880607036039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607036039I), Jun 7, 1988: Mooney M20K (N231MA), Kanab, UT, Minor damage. Made a forced landing in a field after catastrophic engine failure.

## Other aircraft with N231MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231MA): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881564, built 2022

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