1979 MOONEY M20K 231

General Specs (cont.)

Total Time:3525

Engine 1 Time:1462 SMOH

Prop 1 Time:187 SMOH

Useful Load:971 lb

Condition:Used

Year Painted:2013

Interior Year:2013

Flight Rules:BTH

# of Seats:4

Additional Classifications

Detailed Description

Meet N231VA! Fast, nimble, and beautiful, this 1979 Mooney M20K 231 Turbo was Pacific Northwest-based and flown by an airline pilot for many years. The owner spared no detail when it came to maintenance. Featuring an LB-converted 210 HP Continental turbo-charged engine and a composite 3-bladed MT propeller, you can fly fast and save on gas with a 12 to 14 GPH fuel burn. Has just 3,535 hours TTAF and 1,462 hours SMOH. 187 hours STOH/SBOH. 187 hours. PTSN. The avionics include a recently installed Garmin GNS430W WAAS/NAV/COM/ILS/GPS Color Moving Map and a 406 MHZ Dual Band ELT. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Call or text Jeff at Tomahawk Aero (702) 219-9290. Ask to see our photo album with 300+ photos of this plane and its logs.

Avionics / Equipment

Garmin GNS-430W WAAS/NAV/COM/ILS/Color Moving Map GPS on Com #1
Century 41 Autopilot w/altitude hold and NAV or heading track modes
Century Flight Systems NSD-360A Slaved Horizontal Situation Indicator
Garmin GPSMAP 696 VFR Color Moving Map GPS (with XM Radio & Weather available by subscription)
Appareo Stratus ESG Mode S Transponder with ADS-B Out
Bendix King KX-155 NAV/COM on Com#2
Bendix King KMA-20 TSO Audio Panel w/3-Light Marker Beacons
King KR-85 TSO ADF Receiver, King KI-225 ADF Indicator
King KI-203 VOR/LOC Indicator on Nav#2
Northern Airborne Technology Intervox AA80-0 Intercom
Insight G2 Color Graphic Multi-Channel Engine Monitor
Precision Avionics PAI-700 Lighted Vertical Card Compass
Electronics International T-1P Single Channel TIT Primary Gauge
Westach 2C3-3 Outside Air Temperature Gauge
Workman 8-Day Panel-Mounted Electric Analog Clock
Artex 345 model 406 ELT with panel-mounted emergency auto-switch.

Airframe

3525 hours TTAF (Total Time Airframe)
Four place built-in Supplemental Oxygen System
Garmin GA-35 Flush-Mount WAAS Antenna
Whellen Wing Strobe Lights
Whellen LED Landing and Taxi Lights
Electronic Trim Controls on Pilot's Control Yoke
Vernier Mixture and Propeller Controls
Pilot's Side Toe Brakes
MaxDim Dimmer Controller Model A Panel Light Controller



Exterior is Mooney Acclaim Paint Scheme
Matterhorn White w/Toreador Red & Las Vegas Gold Accents by Air Graphics 01/13
Interior replaced with ivory & camel Ultraleather and matching side panels, 01/13
Canvas Waterproof Cabin Cover Included
Black Cabin Carpet

Engines / Mods / Prop

Engine:  
1,462 hours SMOH (Since Major Overhaul in 8/95) and 187 hours STOH (Since Top/Bottom Overhaul, 6/17).
TCM/Continental TSIO-360-GB converted to GBCLB (8/95 via Form 337)
6-cylinder, turbo charged with an intercooler, fuel injected 210 HP engine with an 1,800-hour TBO.
Cylinder compressions at last annual: 79/77/68/77/79/79 over 80 PSI.
Underwent TOH and BOH after a prop strike tear down in 2017, cylinders #4 and #6 honed, and cylinder #1 replaced with new.
Turbo Charger overhauled at 915 SMOH by Main Turbo, 8/13
Engine Exhaust System overhauled, 5/14
180 hours since last Magneto Inspection/OH.
TurboGAMIjector calibrated fuel injection nozzles

Propeller:  
187 hours PTSN (Propeller Time Since New)
MT Propeller MTV-12-D/188-53, constant speed, variable pitch, 3-bladed, synthetic bonded scimitar blades, blended aluminum leading edges, with a painted spinner. Installed new in 2017.

Interior / Exterior

Pilot's Side Opening Vent Window
Lexan Plastic Adjustable Sun Visors
New Headliner installed 01/13
Adjustable Bubble Air Vents
Hat Rack Luggage Area Bulkhead
Plastics are cracked and marred in some places

Remarks

Prior damage: gear-up landing in 1997.
Prop strike on current engine, IRAN, partial top and total bottom OH, new MT prop in 2017.
No current maintenance issues.
Complete and Consecutive Logbooks  
Gross Weight 2,900 Pounds
Empty Weight 1,926 Pounds
Useful Load 971 Pounds, Computed 02/24
Fuel 100 LL 72 total gallons usable
Annual Inspection Last Completed, 02/24
ELT Battery and System Inspection, 02/24
24-Month IFR Certification (Alt/PS/Transponder), 02/24
All Recurring Airworthiness Directive Complied With 
All AF, Engine, & Prop Times Subject to Change