# N331DF: 1978 Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2014-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2014
- 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: 25-0003
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1981
- Last registry action: October 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A399D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Debonaire Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEBONAIRE%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9277° N, 75.6132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19382, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=331DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331DF-2014-09-16

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX1613](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1613), Jan 12, 1995: ALTERNATOR. FAILED. SUBMITTER STATES TO HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS MODEL ALTERNATOR ON AIRCRAFT. IT IS UNUSUAL TO GET MORE THAN 100 HOURS OUT OF AN ALTERNATOR.

## 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 NYC95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA085), Apr 11, 1995: Mooney M20K (N331DF), Tangier Island, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with a tree. Contributing factors are a crosswind and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control…

## 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 19950411007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950411007179A), Apr 11, 1995: Mooney M20K (N331DF), Tangier, VA, Substantial damage. Struck a tree during a go around. Failed to note or correct drift off runway alignment.

## Other aircraft with N331DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331DF): Cessna 185, S/N 185-0164, built 1961

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