1979 MOONEY M20K 231 Used Piston Single Aircraft for sale

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1979 MOONEY M20K 231

Piston Single Aircraft

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£85,612

Price entered as: USD $115,000

Aircraft Location:San Francisco, California, USA

Latitude Aviation

Contact:Neal Schwartz

Phone:(914) 625-5776

Redondo Beach, California, USA

(914) 625-5776

Operating Costs

General

Year

1979

Manufacturer

MOONEY

Model

M20K 231

Serial Number

25-0022

Registration #

N231KD

Condition

Used

FlightRules

IFR

Based at

KPAO (Palo Alto, CA) - 25 minute drive from San Francisco International Airport

Description

5386 TT, 1357 SMOH, 449 SNEW MT propeller, 1014 pound useful load, No Known Damage History, Garmin GFC 500 autopilot, dual Garmin G5's, Garmin GNS 530W, King KX 170B, JPI EDM 900 engine management system, Appareo Stratus ES ADS-B out transponder, Garmin GMA 340 audio panel, 406mhz ELT, SureFly electronic ignition, turboGAMIjectors................

Airframe

Total Time

5,386

Complete Logs

Yes

Airframe

Aircraft located at Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) in Palo Alto, CA (25-minute drive from San Francisco International Airport) No known damage history Always US-based Excellent maintenance pedigree by the Mooney experts at LASAR and Absolute Aero Complete logbook PDF’s and high-resolution photo gallery available by email request Annual inspection due 10/2026 IFR certification due 3/2028 ELT battery due 3/2032 All FAA AD’s in compliance Max Gross Takeoff Weight: 2900 pounds Basic Empty Weight: 1886 pounds Useful Load: 1014 pounds Usable Fuel Capacity: 72 gallons Empty CG: 43.07 inches

Engine

Engine 1 Make/Model

CONTINENTAL TSIO360LB

Engine 1 Time

1,357 SMOH

Engine TBO

1800

Year Engine Overhauled or Installed as New

2012

Engine Specs

1357 SMOH – Continental TSIO-360-LB (Victor Aviation 5/2012) Engine compressions at 10/2025 annual: 68/70/68/56/68/NEW

Props

Prop Manufacturer

Prop Model

MTV-12-D

Prop Time

449 SNEW

Prop Specs

449 SNEW – MT Propeller MTV-12-D/188-53 (Factory new 8/2021)

Avionics

Avionics/Radios

Garmin GFC 500 autopilot with altitude hold, LVL (return-to-level mode button), ESP (Electronic Stability and Protection), underspeed and overspeed protection, and electric trim. Garmin G5 electronic attitude indicator/flight director Garmin G5 electronic HSI Garmin GNS 530W #1 WAAS GPS/Nav/Comm King KX 170B #2 Nav/Comm JPI EDM 900 color engine management system Appareo Stratus ES ADS-B Out transponder Garmin GMA 340 audio panel Artex ELT 345 406mhz ELT Precision Aviation PAI 700 vertical compass card All electric (vacuum system removed)

Additional Equipment

SureFly electronic ignition system turboGAMIjectors (customized tuned fuel injectors) LoPresti Speed Merchants Hubba Bubba main landing gear wheel covers M-20 air oil separator Wingtip LED recognition/nav lights Lake Aero Styling modified nose gear truss bushing Mooney alternate air door modification

Exterior

Year Painted

2009

Exterior

New paint by Artcraft 12/2009 Matterhorn White with Toreador Red, Dust Gold, and Super Jet Black stripes

Interior

Year Interior

2007

Interior

New interior by Buchanan Aviation Services 5/2007 Dark Gray leather interior

Inspection Status

Miscellaneous Maintenance: New #6 cylinder 10/2025 New LH and RH brake pads 10/2025 New main landing gear and nose landing gear shock discs 10/2025 New LH and RH tires 10/2025 Replace LH magneto 4/2024 New turbo to exhaust clamp 4/2024 Overhaul #1 and #3 cylinders 4/2024 New SureFly electronic ignition system 12/2023 Overhaul propeller governor 12/2022 Overhaul starter adapter 5/2022 Overhaul #2 cylinder 9/2021 ACF 50 anti-corrosion spray applied 9/2021 New MT propeller 8/2021 New nose tire 7/2019 Overhaul #4 cylinder 6/2019 New electric fuel boost pump 6/2019 New Concorde RG35AXC battery 6/2019 Repair exhaust 2/2017 New engine mount 2/2017 New engine hoses 2/2017 Overhaul engine 5/2012 New alternator and alternator drive coupling 6/2007 New mixture cable 8/1997