Single-engine piston

N243M

1982 Mooney M20J 201

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
24-1293
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Small Hills Farms (Partnership)
Based
Durham, CA
1982 Mooney M20J 201
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Registration record

N243M on the FAA register

Type
1982 Mooney M20J 201
Serial
24-1293
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Small Hills Farms
Durham, CA
Certificate issued
2025-03-28
Airworthiness date
1982-04-15
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A23C37
Mode S (octal)
50436067
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
690 nm
Cruise (type)
170 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$124,500 to $189,225
Middle half of 18 live Mooney M20J 201 listings, 1977–1988 models (median $157,896). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N243M.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N243M to the current registrant.
  • 2012-10-16
    N243M previously assigned to a Meyers 200D (s/n 295); cancelled.
  • 1982-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940-07-06
    N243M previously assigned to a Homebuilt K-5 (s/n 110); cancelled.
Overview

About N243M

N243M is a 1982 Mooney M20J 201, serial number 24-1293. The FAA register lists Small Hills Farms as the registrant in Durham, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 170 knots and a range of about 690 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 15, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N243M. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
170 kt
Range
690 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,550 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,550 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-04-21 Accident · Corona De Tucso, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX03LA139
Reported aircraft: Aero Commander 200D — a different aircraft that carried the N243M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstructions while performing low level passes. The pilot's physical impairment due to a high blood alcohol level was also causal.
1970-03-29 Accident · East Jordan,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1481
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 200-D — a different aircraft that carried the N243M 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.