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Single-Engine Piston

1980 MOONEY M20K 231

🕒 Listed 2 months ago
$157,000
fyiEstimate $152,500–$156,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 17 comparable Mooney M20K 231 listings ($149,000), then adjusts for:

  • Airframe time +758 hr vs comps -1.5%
  • Engine time -218 hr vs comps +1.7%
  • Modern GPS navigator (47% of comps) +2.5%
  • ADS-B (71% of comps) +0.8%

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

1980
4,083 hrs
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CONTINENTAL
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📍 Apison, Tennessee

Overview

Make / ModelMooney M20K 231
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time4,083 hrs
Engine time904 SFRM
Avionics / GPSGarmin GNS 430
Avionics / AutopilotKing KFC200
Avionics / GPS / datalinkGARMIN aera 760
Avionics / GPS / navGNS 430W
AirworthyYes
Garmin GPS Autopilot ADS-B

Description

Fully sorted, continuously upgraded 231 with the engine and turbo configuration every Mooney buyer is looking for. No damage history. This airplane received a nose-to-tail refurbishment beginning in 2022 and presents in excellent condition inside and out, with complete logs and extensive documentation. Fresh annual March 2026. Engine & Prop — the right setup: Continental TSIO-360-LB factory rebuilt/zero-timed by Continental 9/29/2000 — now just 904 SFRM. The LB is the desirable cool-running variant, further upgraded with the Merlyn automatic upper-deck wastegate and intercooler conversion — lower TITs and CHTs, higher critical altitude, stronger high-altitude cruise. New turbocharger, flow divider, and engine-driven fuel pump in 2021. Complete new exhaust system in 2025. Prop overhauled concurrent with engine — 904 SPOH. Engine zero-timed with fresh Continental logbook — full traceability since rebuild. Airframe — 4,083 TT, No Damage History: •Complete strip and reseal of fuel tanks by Wet Wingologists East, 2023 ($15,000) — the tank question is answered on this airplane •New custom paint by Hawk Aircraft, 2023 (completed after the reseal — done in the right order) •Speed brakes completely overhauled with new cables •Empty weight 1,963.2 lbs (new W&B March 2026) — 936.8 lb useful load •Annual completed March 13, 2026 Interior: New custom interior, 2023. Excellent throughout. Avionics & Autopilot: Garmin GNS 430W (WAAS), ADS-B In/Out, Garmin Aera 760 hard-wired in the panel. King KFC 200 autopilot with flight director — fully functional and flying great. Complete logbooks. This is not a project or a flip — it's an airplane that's had the money spent, with receipts to prove it. Turn-key, ready to go fast and high.

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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How this aircraft compares

Where this Mooney M20K 231 lands versus other Mooney M20K 231 listings on fyiAero.

Price

76th pct
$105k$195kThis aircraft · $157k

$157k · 76th percentile of 17 listings

Airframe time

88th pct
2,1715,990This aircraft · 4,083

4,083 hours total (TTAF) · 88th percentile of 16 listings

Engine time

31st pct
701,513This aircraft · 904

904 hours since factory reman · 31st percentile of 16 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
ModelM20K 231
ConditionUsed

Airframe

Total Time4,083
Useful Load936.8 lb
SpoilersYes

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL
Engine 1 Time904 SFRM
Engine TBO2000
Aftermarket Engine STCYes
Year Engine Overhauled or Installed as New2000
TurbochargedYes

Interior

Year Interior2023
Number of Seats4

Exterior

Year Painted2023

Inspection Status

AirworthyYes

Operating costs & specifications — Mooney M20K 231

Typical model-level figures for the Mooney M20K 231 (not this specific airframe).

$21,368annual budget · 84 hrs/yr
$125variable cost / hour
$0.65cost per nm
13.3gph fuel burn
$141,402avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $152,500–$156,000

Performance & dimensions

Range980 nm
Cruise speed191 kts · 220 mph
Takeoff / landing1220.0 / 1147.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The M20K 231 seats up to 3 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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