# N231MC: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 1994-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250029
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1990
- Last registry action: November 18, 1993
- Mode S code: A20D4D
- Owners when cancelled: [Whitney William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITNEY%20WILLIAM%20R), [Whitney Jean H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITNEY%20JEAN%20H)
- Location: [Galipolis, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Galipolis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8218° N, 82.2643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231MC-1994-01-19

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 NYC91FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA058), Jan 6, 1991: Mooney M20K (N231MC), Gallipolis, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE TO GET TOO SLOW, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTANT STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S TREPIDATION…

## 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 19910106000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106000249A), Jan 6, 1991: Mooney M20K (N231MC), Gallipolis,, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Circling after adf approach in and out of clouds. Stalled and spun in. Was in position to land prior but high.

## Other aircraft with N231MC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231MC): Hawker Beechcraft G36, S/N E-3858, built 2008

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