Electric rotorcraft

N231WD

Homebuilt V40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
810222743XK5
Class
Electric rotorcraft
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Temecula, CA
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Registration record

N231WD on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt V40
Serial
810222743XK5
Engines
2
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Temecula, CA
Certificate issued
2023-04-03
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A20E2F
Mode S (octal)
50407057
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N231WD to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-31
    N231WD previously assigned to a Mooney M20K 231 / M20K 305 Rocket / M20K 252TSE (s/n 250765); cancelled.
Overview

About N231WD

N231WD is a Homebuilt V40, serial number 810222743XK5. It is registered to an individual in Temecula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric rotorcraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N231WD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-05-12 Accident · Ventura, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX94FA217
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20K — a different aircraft that carried the N231WD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE FIRST PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO ASSURE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RIGHT SEAT BY REFERENCE TO THE INSTRUMENTS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE LEFT SEAT.

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.