Single-engine piston

N9159C

1996 Mooney M20M Bravo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
27-0223
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Longmont, CO
Registration record

N9159C on the FAA register

Type
1996 Mooney M20M Bravo
Serial
27-0223
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Longmont, CO
Certificate issued
2023-06-02
Airworthiness date
1996-12-09
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACACD4
Mode S (octal)
53126324
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N9159C to the current registrant.
  • 1996-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988-09-16
    N9159C previously assigned to a Cessna R182RG Skylane / R-182RG (s/n R18200431); cancelled.
  • 1954-12-08
    N9159C previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 31258); cancelled.
Overview

About N9159C

N9159C is a 1996 Mooney M20M Bravo, serial number 27-0223. It is registered to an individual in Longmont, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 December 9, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9159C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-03-03 Accident · Boston, MA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC84LA303
Reported aircraft: Cessna R182 — a different aircraft that carried the N9159C registration before this airframe.

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.