Single-engine piston

N553C

1991 Mooney M20M TLS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
270105
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bravo Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Frisco, TX
1991 Mooney M20M TLS
Representative photo of a Mooney M20M TLS. Not a photo of N553C.
Registration record

N553C on the FAA register

Type
1991 Mooney M20M TLS
Serial
270105
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Bravo Air LLC
Frisco, TX
Certificate issued
2009-11-20
Airworthiness date
1997-09-23
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A70AC2
Mode S (octal)
51605302
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N553C to the current registrant.
  • 1997-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
  • 1963-02-07
    N553C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-3553); cancelled.
Overview

About N553C

N553C is a 1991 Mooney M20M TLS, serial number 270105. The FAA register lists Bravo Air LLC as the registrant in Frisco, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2028.

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 September 23, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N553C.

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 N553C.

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.