# N231QL: 1980 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0361
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1993
- Last registry action: May 24, 2012
- Mode S code: A20DA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Akins William K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKINS%20WILLIAM%20K)
- Location: [Gladewater, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gladewater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5166° N, 94.9631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75647, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231QL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231QL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231QL-2018-02-12

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

## 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 FTW03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA007), Oct 6, 2002: Mooney M20K (N231QL), Port Sulphur, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees during an attempted go-around. A factor was the wet runway condition.

## 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 20021006035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021006035069A), Oct 6, 2002: Mooney M20K (N231QL), Portsulphur, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 6, 2002, at 0830 a Mooney M20K, the pilot attempting a normal landing, the pilot used half the runway before the aircraft touched down. The…

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