Single-engine piston

N888HW

1981 Mooney M20K 231

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
25-0590
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Evidence Vault Company Inc (Corporation)
Based
Orchard Park, NY
1981 Mooney M20K 231
Representative photo of a Mooney M20K 231. Not a photo of N888HW.
Registration record

N888HW on the FAA register

Type
1981 Mooney M20K 231
Serial
25-0590
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Evidence Vault Company Inc
Orchard Park, NY
Certificate issued
2023-01-31
Airworthiness date
1981-08-20
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3C51
Mode S (octal)
53036121
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 N888HW.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N888HW.
  • 1981-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N888HW

N888HW is a 1981 Mooney M20K 231, serial number 25-0590. The FAA register lists Evidence Vault Company Inc as the registrant in Orchard Park, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 August 20, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N888HW.

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 N888HW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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