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Single-Engine Piston

1980 MOONEY M20J 201

🕒 Listed 11 days ago
$149,500
fyiEstimate $171,000–$175,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 19 comparable Mooney M20J 201 listings ($159,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year -1 vs comparable listings -1.5%
  • Airframe time -1,450 hr vs comps +2.9%
  • Engine time -693 hr vs comps +5.5%
  • No ADS-B (63% of comps have one) -1.6%
  • Market supply: 26 for sale of 1406 FAA-registered +3.5%

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

1980
2,904 hrs
N3851H ✈ Flight Tracking
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24-0962
LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6
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Overview

Make / ModelMooney M20J 201
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time2,904 hrs
Engine time34 SMOH
Prop blades2
Avionics / AutopilotKing KFC200
Avionics / Audio panelKing KMA 24
AnnualOctober 2025
InspectionAnnual
AirworthyYes
Autopilot

Description

Bendix Kings package WX1000 Storm Scope Weather Scout Radar KFC 200 Auto Pilot Flight Director W Electric Trim GPS KLN 89B 2 KY197 Coms 1 KN 53 Nav W./K1204 1 KNS 80 System 1 KMA 24 1 DM ELT 1 KT 76A and 4 place

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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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 M20J 201 lands versus other Mooney M20J 201 listings on fyiAero.

Price

42nd pct
$79k$219kThis aircraft · $150k

$150k · 42nd percentile of 19 listings

Airframe time

12th pct
2,8806,650This aircraft · 2,904

2,904 hours total (TTAF) · 12th percentile of 17 listings

Engine time

13th pct
252,136This aircraft · 34

34 hours since major overhaul · 13th percentile of 15 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

Year1980
ManufacturerMOONEY
ModelM20J 201
Serial Number24-0962
Registration #N3851H
ConditionUsed
FlightRulesIFR

Airframe

Total Time2,904

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelLYCOMING IO-360-A3B6
Engine 1 Time34 SMOH
Engine TBO2000

Props

Number of Blades2
Blade CompositionAluminum

Interior

Year Interior1980

Exterior

Year Painted1980

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusAnnual October 2025
AirworthyYes

Operating costs & specifications — Mooney M20J 201

Typical model-level figures for the Mooney M20J 201 (not this specific airframe).

$25,658annual budget · 94 hrs/yr
$141variable cost / hour
$0.83cost per nm
14.0gph fuel burn
$118,589avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $171,000–$175,000

Performance & dimensions

Range690 nm
Cruise speed170 kts · 196 mph
Takeoff / landing880.0 / 770.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The M20J 201 seats up to 3 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Range from base

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Last flight

Actual flight path from FlightAware for N3851H. More flight tracking ›