Single-engine piston

N40CF

1998 Mooney M20R Ovation

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
29-0136
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
G&M Flyers LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N40CF on the FAA register

Type
1998 Mooney M20R Ovation
Serial
29-0136
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
G&M Flyers LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2004-02-09
Airworthiness date
1998-02-11
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4AA80
Mode S (octal)
51125200
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
900 nm
Cruise (type)
191 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-02-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N40CF.
  • 1998-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N40CF

N40CF is a 1998 Mooney M20R Ovation, serial number 29-0136. The FAA register lists G&M Flyers LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 9, 2004 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 191 knots and a range of about 900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 11, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40CF. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
191 kt
Range
900 nm
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-08-06 Accident · Tetlin, AK Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ANC90LA133
Reported aircraft: Cessna 207 — a different aircraft that carried the N40CF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MOUNTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
1973-05-27 Accident · Chandler,Ariz, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1135
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N40CF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TD TO RETRACT FLAPS.VEERED 200YDS E.L WG HIT GRND.

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.