Single-engine piston

N10165

1981 Mooney M20K 231

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
25-0562
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N10165 Corp Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1981 Mooney M20K 231
Representative photo of a Mooney M20K 231. Not a photo of N10165.
Registration record

N10165 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Mooney M20K 231
Serial
25-0562
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
N10165 Corp Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2010-12-17
Airworthiness date
1981-06-03
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A00BB3
Mode S (octal)
50005663
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
980 nm
Cruise (type)
191 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$121,250 to $149,750
Middle half of 20 live Mooney M20K 231 listings, 1979–1985 models (median $139,950). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N10165.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N10165 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980-03-14
    N10165 previously assigned to a Dehavilland Caribou DHC-4A (s/n 166); cancelled.
  • 1971-08-18
    N10165 previously assigned to a Homebuilt BG-12A (s/n 12008); cancelled.
  • 1938-04-15
    N10165 previously assigned to a Aeronca C-2 Standard (s/n 41); cancelled.
Overview

About N10165

N10165 is a 1981 Mooney M20K 231, serial number 25-0562. The FAA register lists N10165 Corp Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2010 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 191 knots and a range of about 980 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 3, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N10165. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
191 kt
Range
980 nm
Power / thrust (each)
210
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,060 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,280 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-04-27 Accident · Campbellville Can, 71 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 6 0055
Reported aircraft: Brieglep BG12A — a different aircraft that carried the N10165 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.