# N231NB: 1980 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2013-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0319
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1989
- Last registry action: October 3, 1992
- Mode S code: A20D65
- Owners when cancelled: [Visconti Joseph A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VISCONTI%20JOSEPH%20A), [Hyden Max](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYDEN%20MAX)
- Location: [Incline Village, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Incline%20Village)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2413° N, 119.9383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89450, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231NB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231NB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231NB-2013-02-11

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 SEA90FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA066), Apr 13, 1990: Mooney M20K (N231NB), Carson City, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 19900413008839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413008839A), Apr 13, 1990: Mooney M20K (N231NB), Carson City, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed take off, enter right bank, followed by a steep left bank and dive to the ground.

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