Single-engine piston

N262C

1981 Mooney M20K 231

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
25-0520
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hot Springs, AR
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1981 Mooney M20K 231
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Registration record

N262C on the FAA register

Type
1981 Mooney M20K 231
Serial
25-0520
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hot Springs, AR
Certificate issued
2020-10-19
Airworthiness date
1981-02-17
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2869D
Mode S (octal)
50503235
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 N262C.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N262C to the current registrant.
  • 2014-12-02
    N262C previously assigned to a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (s/n E-1650); cancelled.
  • 1981-02-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N262C

N262C is a 1981 Mooney M20K 231, serial number 25-0520. It is registered to an individual in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-360 series engine 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 February 17, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N262C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Mooney M20K 231 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Mooney M20K 231 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-12-24 Accident · Bridgeport, CT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC89FA059
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A36 — a different aircraft that carried the N262C 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.