Single-engine piston

N231BX

1979 Mooney M20K 231

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
25-0140
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Creston, IA
1979 Mooney M20K 231
Representative photo of a Mooney M20K 231. Not a photo of N231BX.
Registration record

N231BX on the FAA register

Type
1979 Mooney M20K 231
Serial
25-0140
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Creston, IA
Certificate issued
2026-02-23
Airworthiness date
1979-04-30
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A20C66
Mode S (octal)
50406146
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 N231BX.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N231BX.
  • 1979-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N231BX

N231BX is a 1979 Mooney M20K 231, serial number 25-0140. It is registered to an individual in Creston, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 23, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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 April 30, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N231BX.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N231BX.

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.