Single-engine piston

N2155E

1998 Mooney M20R Ovation

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
29-0165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cavu Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sugar Grove, IL
Registration record

N2155E on the FAA register

Type
1998 Mooney M20R Ovation
Serial
29-0165
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Cavu Aviation LLC
Sugar Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2021-02-10
Airworthiness date
1998-11-17
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1CF21
Mode S (octal)
50347441
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
900 nm
Cruise (type)
191 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N2155E to the current registrant.
  • 1998-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-11-05
    N2155E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC5726); cancelled.
Overview

About N2155E

N2155E is a 1998 Mooney M20R Ovation, serial number 29-0165. The FAA register lists Cavu Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 191 knots and a range of about 900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 17, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2155E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
191 kt
Range
900 nm
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-06-18 Accident · Millinocket, ME Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC91FA154
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7BCM — a different aircraft that carried the N2155E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REPLACEMENT OF AN OIL TEMPERATURE GAGE, AND A SUBSEQUENT OIL LEAK, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF OIL.

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.