# N231WD: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 1995-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250765
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1987
- Last registry action: March 10, 1993
- Mode S code: A20E2F
- Owners when cancelled: [Reeds John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEDS%20JOHN%20W), [Reeds Patsy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEDS%20PATSY%20J)
- Location: [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8787° N, 111.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86336, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231WD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=231WD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231WD-1995-08-31

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 LAX94FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA217), May 12, 1994: Mooney M20K (N231WD), Ventura, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE FIRST PILOT'S…

## 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 19940512010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940512010639A), May 12, 1994: Mooney M20K (N231WD), Camarillo, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control on IFR climbout. Vertical impact. IFR PIC was flying right seat. Atittude gages left seat VFR pilot.

## Other aircraft with N231WD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231WD): Xag V40, S/N 810222743XK5

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