Single-engine piston

N79859

1965 Mooney M20C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
2997
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Crystal Beach, TX
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1965 Mooney M20C
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Registration record

N79859 on the FAA register

Type
1965 Mooney M20C
Serial
2997
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Crystal Beach, TX
Certificate issued
2021-07-06
Airworthiness date
1965-03-23
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAD8E6
Mode S (octal)
52554346
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
659 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$74,950 to $96,950
Middle half of 9 live Mooney M20C listings, 1963–1975 models (median $82,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N79859.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N79859.
  • 1965-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N79859

N79859 is a 1965 Mooney M20C, serial number 2997. It is registered to co-owners in Crystal Beach, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 6, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 659 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 23, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79859.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
659 nm
Landing over 50 ft
1,550 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N79859.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.