N231VM — 1982 Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K

Aircraft record

Serial number

25-0716

Manufacturer

Mooney Aircraft Corp.

Model

M20K

Year

1982

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor Tsio-360 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

1. WPR20CA102Feb 14, 2020Minden, NVNo injuries

   The pilot’s failure to complete a before landing checklist, which resulted in his delayed extension of the landing gear, and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1982 Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K).

1. Nov 26, 2024deregistered — Boettcher Richard

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N231VM was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1982 Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K above.

• until Nov 14, 20231980 Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (s/n 25-0426)

Frequently asked

Has N231VM been in an accident?

Yes. N231VM appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2020.

What kind of aircraft is N231VM?

N231VM is a 1982 Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 25-0716.