Single-engine piston

N885DL

1980 Mooney M20K 231

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
250479
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360-GB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
1980 Mooney M20K 231
Representative photo of a Mooney M20K 231. Not a photo of N885DL.
Registration record

N885DL on the FAA register

Type
1980 Mooney M20K 231
Serial
250479
Engines
Continental TSIO-360-GB
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2025-09-09
Airworthiness date
2007-04-27
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC30BE
Mode S (octal)
53030276
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 N885DL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N885DL.
  • 2007-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N885DL

N885DL is a 1980 Mooney M20K 231, serial number 250479. The FAA register lists Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 April 27, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N885DL.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N885DL.

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.