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Single-Engine Piston

1984 MOONEY M20K 231

🕒 Listed 2 months ago
$149,000
fyiEstimate $176,000–$180,500 ⓘ How this estimate is built

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

  • Year +4 vs comparable listings +6.0%
  • Airframe time -360 hr vs comps +0.7%
  • Engine time -1,052 hr vs comps +8.4%
  • Modern GPS navigator (47% of comps) +2.5%
  • No ADS-B (71% of comps have one) -1.8%
  • 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.

1984
2,965 hrs
N5766M ✈ Flight Tracking
Sep 04, 2026 (45 days ago)
25-0836
CONTINENTAL
1
MCCAULEY D3A32C409-C
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★ 4.7 (58 Google reviews)
Ronald J Wiechert Individual
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Tipton, IA

Overview

Make / ModelMooney M20K 231
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time2,965 hrs
Engine time70 SMOH
Prop blades3
Avionics / GPSGarmin GNS 430
Avionics / TransponderKing KFC 150
Avionics / Audio panelSIGTRONICS SPA-400
Avionics / ADFKR 87
AnnualMay 2027
InspectionAnnual
AirworthyYes
Garmin GPS Autopilot

Description

Price Reduced - Bring Offers!! 1984 Mooney M20K 231 with just 70 SMOH on the engine & Prop! Loaded with the upgrades Mooney buyers look for. Equipped with a 3-blade McCauley prop, speed brakes, Turboplus intercooler, Merlyn Products Wastegate Controller, prop de-ice, built-in oxygen, JPI engine monitor, and extensive upgrades throughout! Fast, efficient, and capable. This well-equipped 231 offers great cross-country performance, strong ramp appeal, and true turnkey!

Modifications

•Speed Brakes by Precise Flight •Three Blade Propeller •Turboplus, Inc. Intercooler System •Turbocharger Differential Pressure Control System •Merlyn Products Wastegate Controller •Hot Prop Deice System •4 Place Oxygen System •Digital Fuel Flow/Totalizer by SDI/Hoskins •EDM-700 Engine Analyzer •Standby Vacuum System •SigtronicsSPA-400 Intercom •Strobe Lights •Polished Spinner •Dual Localizer / Glideslope

Avionics

•Garmin GNS 430 WAAS-GPS/COM/NAV -King HSI •King KX165 NAV/Com –Localizer / Glideslope •King KFC150 Autopilot/Flight Director/Alt Preselect •BF Goodrich WX-900 Stormscope •Garmin GTX-345 Transponder •Sperry Color Radar •King KR 87 ADF •King DME with Nav Selector

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

Price

71st pct
$105k$195kThis aircraft · $149k

$149k · 71st percentile of 17 listings

Airframe time

44th pct
2,1715,990This aircraft · 2,965

2,965 hours total (TTAF) · 44th percentile of 16 listings

Engine time

6th pct
701,513This aircraft · 70

70 hours since major overhaul · 6th 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

Year1984
ManufacturerMOONEY
ModelM20K 231
Serial Number25-0836
Registration #N5766M
ConditionUsed

Airframe

Total Time2,965
Complete LogsYes

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL
Engine 1 Time70 SMOH
Engine TBO2000

Props

Prop ManufacturerMCCAULEY
Prop ModelD3A32C409-C
Prop Time70 SNEW
Number of Blades3

Avionics

Avionics/Radios•Garmin GNS 430 WAAS-GPS/COM/NAV -King HSI •King KX165 NAV/Com –Localizer / Glideslope •King KFC150 Autopilot/Flight Director/Alt Preselect •BF Goodrich WX-900 Stormscope •Garmin GTX-345 Transponder •Sperry Color Radar •King KR 87 ADF •King DME with Nav Selector

Additional Equipment

Oxygen SystemYes
Additional Equipment•Speed Brakes by Precise Flight •Three Blade Propeller •Turboplus, Inc. Intercooler System •Turbocharger Differential Pressure Control System •Merlyn Products Wastegate Controller •Hot Prop Deice System •4 Place Oxygen System •Digital Fuel Flow/Totalizer by SDI/Hoskins •EDM-700 Engine Analyzer •Standby Vacuum System •SigtronicsSPA-400 Intercom •Strobe Lights •Polished Spinner •Dual Localizer / Glideslope

Interior

Year Interior2025

Inspection Status

Inspection Status•Annual Due: May 2027 •IFR Check Due: May 2028
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  $176,000–$180,500

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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Last flight

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