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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N231KS

N231KS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 11, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K cancelled October 11, 2012

Serial number
25-0288
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 1, 1983
Last FAA action
October 16, 2007
Last owner
Venusti James J (Individual)
Great Falls, VA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N231KS

NYC96LA087Accident on April 21, 1996 at West Milford, NJ: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20K · serial 25-0288

loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain and subsequent collision with trees.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site