Single-engine piston

N253TM

1989 Mooney M20M TLS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
27-0004
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Back of Beyond Aviators Inc (Corporation)
Based
New Braunfels, TX
1989 Mooney M20M TLS
Representative photo of a Mooney M20M TLS. Not a photo of N253TM.
Registration record

N253TM on the FAA register

Type
1989 Mooney M20M TLS
Serial
27-0004
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Back of Beyond Aviators Inc
New Braunfels, TX
Certificate issued
2024-04-09
Airworthiness date
1989-07-21
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A26458
Mode S (octal)
50462130
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,022 nm
Cruise (type)
223 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N253TM.
  • 1989-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N253TM

N253TM is a 1989 Mooney M20M TLS, serial number 27-0004. The FAA register lists Back of Beyond Aviators Inc as the registrant in New Braunfels, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 223 knots and a range of about 1,022 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 21, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N253TM.

Cruise
223 kt
Range
1,022 nm
Power / thrust (each)
270
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,050 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,600 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

Published figures for the Mooney M20M TLS type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N253TM.

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.