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Single-Engine Piston

1979 MOONEY M20K 305 ROCKET

🕒 Listed 2 months ago
$166,700
fyiEstimate $180,500–$185,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 5 comparable Mooney M20K 305 ROCKET listings ($189,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year -3 vs comparable listings -4.5%
  • Airframe time +1,222 hr vs comps -2.4%
  • Engine time +280 hr vs comps -2.2%
  • Modern GPS navigator (40% of comps) +2.8%
  • ADS-B (80% of comps) +0.5%
  • Market supply: 20 for sale of 770 FAA-registered +2.8%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1979
5,447 hrs
N231DY ✈ Flight Tracking
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25-0176
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1
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KCFO
📍 Englewood, Colorado
Kirby Ensser Individual
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Pine, CO

Overview

Make / ModelMooney M20K 305 ROCKET
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time5,447 hrs
Engine time925 SMOH
Avionics / GPSGarmin GNS 430
Avionics / AutopilotCentury 41
Garmin GPS Autopilot ADS-B

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

A GNS 430 upgrades naturally to the GTN 650Xi — same footprint, touchscreen GPS/nav/comm with LPV approaches.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Mooney M20K 305 ROCKET lands versus other Mooney M20K 305 ROCKET listings on fyiAero.

Price

20th pct
$167k$219kThis aircraft · $167k

$167k · 20th percentile of 5 listings

Airframe time

99th pct
3,2555,447This aircraft · 5,447

5,447 hours total (TTAF) · 99th percentile of 5 listings

Engine time

99th pct
173925This aircraft · 925

925 hours since major overhaul · 99th percentile of 5 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

General

Year1979
ManufacturerMOONEY
ModelM20K 305 ROCKET
Serial Number25-0176
Registration #N231DY
ConditionUsed
Based atKCFO

Airframe

Total Time5,447

Engine

Engine 1 Time925 SMOH
Engine TBO1600

Props

Prop Time741 SMOH

Avionics

Avionics/RadiosGarmin MX20 Garmin GNS430 Garmin 396 King KY197 COM Appaero Stratus ADSB OUT PMA 8000B ICS JPI EDM 730 Engine Monitor Garmin G5 ADI Garmin G5 DG Century 41 autopilot

Additional Equipment

Additional EquipmentGAMI fuel injectors LED NAV lights engine block heater tires and shocks trickle charger speed brakes

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusTop overhaul done in 2020 nickel cylinders

Range from base

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Last flight

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