N262RW is a 1982 Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 25-0649, registered in Fountain Valley, CA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jan 31, 2030; the renewal window opens on Jul 31, 2029. It is powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-360 SER rated at 225 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Jan 7, 1982. It is one of 771 M20K aircraft in the FAA registry, 78 of them registered in California. About 35% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists 2 records for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jul 20, 2012.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Fountain Valley, CA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Long Beach FSDO (LGB FSDO) · (562) 377-5400
- Certificate issued
- Jan 25, 2017
- Last FAA action
- Sep 30, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A287F7
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50503767
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP.
- Model
- M20K
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 2A3 (Mooney International Corporation)
- Year manufactured
- 1982
- Serial number
- 25-0649
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 4
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Jan 7, 1982
- Approved operations
- Normal
Public airports near Fountain Valley
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wayne/Orange County Santa Ana, CA | KSNA | 5 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Fullerton Municipal Fullerton, CA | KFUL | 11 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Long Beach (Daugherty Fld) Long Beach, CA | KLGB | 14 mi | Towered | 100LL, A, UL94 |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2012 | Hutchinson, MN | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K this airframe | Substantial | None | CEN12CA461 |
| Jan 13, 2012 | Willmar, MN | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K this airframe | Substantial | None | CEN12CA136 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.