# N231NX: 1980 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2013-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2013
- 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: 25-0334
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1980
- Last registry action: April 6, 1983
- Mode S code: A20D79
- Owner when cancelled: [Specialty Performance Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECIALTY%20PERFORMANCE%20AIRCRAFT)
- Location: [Woods Cross, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Woods%20Cross)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8891° N, 111.9282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84087, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231NX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231NX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231NX-2013-06-04

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 LAX81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA026), Dec 24, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231NX), Battle Mt, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19801224090029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801224090029A), Dec 24, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231NX), Battle Mountain, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot possibly encountered a cloud layer and icing at his altitude. Lost control. Reported spin at last contact.

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