Single-engine piston

N40AP

1981 Mooney M20K 231

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
250572
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 GB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Caelus Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Sheridan, WY
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1981 Mooney M20K 231
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Registration record

N40AP on the FAA register

Type
1981 Mooney M20K 231
Serial
250572
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 GB
Registered owner
Caelus Air LLC
Sheridan, WY
Certificate issued
2020-11-14
Airworthiness date
2012-08-22
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4AA56
Mode S (octal)
51125126
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 N40AP.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N40AP to the current registrant.
  • 2012-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2007-06-11
    N40AP previously assigned to a Hughes 500D (s/n 1000825D); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N40AP

N40AP is a 1981 Mooney M20K 231, serial number 250572. The FAA register lists Caelus Air LLC as the registrant in Sheridan, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-360 GB 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 August 22, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40AP. 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

2002-06-26 Accident · Jeffersontown, KY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC02TA123
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369D — a different aircraft that carried the N40AP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The flight instructor's loss of lateral control when his foot slipped off the rudder pedal during a power-off, running landing.

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.