1965 Mooney M20CSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Sturgis, MI, USA

This 1965 Mooney M20C, registered as N581SB with serial number 3115, presents an honest, well-documented history that any serious buyer should examine carefully. The airframe has accumulated a modest 5,878 total hours since new, with the Lycoming O-360-A1D engine showing just 350 hours since major overhaul against a 2,000-hour TBO. The Hartzell three-blade propeller was overhauled in 2021 and has only 223 hours since overhaul. A useful load of 983 pounds is a practical, usable figure for this airframe. The aircraft is based in Sturgis, Michigan and has been kept in a hangar when not flown under current ownership.

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Year: 1965

Make: Mooney

Series: M20

Model: M20C

Tail #: N581SB

Serial #: 3115

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Recreational, Business, Classic / Antique

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 983 lbs

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 5,878 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 350 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 223 hrs (SPOH)

Inspection Status: ANNUAL DUE: March 1, 2027. BI-ANNUAL IFR CHECKS DUE: September 19, 2027. ELT BATTERY DUE: April, 2028.

Avionics

Brittan Industries LSA-1 - Flight Control System

Audio

PS Engineering - PS Audio Panel

PFD

Garmin G5 - Attitude Indicator

MFD

Garmin G5 HSI

GPS

Garmin GNC-355 - GPS COMM (WAAS Approved); GPS NAV COMM (VFR Navigation)

ADSB

Uavionix Skybeacon - (ADS-B

Additional Equipment

USB Charging Port

Garmin GSB-15 - USB Charging Port (Co-Pilot)

Exhaust System

Power Flow - STC

Alternator

Plane Power - STC

Push to Talk Switch

Push to Talk Switch – (Pilot Yoke); Push to Talk Switch – (Co-Pilot Yoke)

Intercom Jacks

Intercom Jacks– (4 place)

Shoulder Harness

Alpha Industries - Shoulder Harness Kit Upgrade

Air Filter

Brackett - Air Filter

Engine Primer System

Strobe Lights

Wing Tip Strobes

Step

Electric Auto Step

Throttle Control

Vernier Throttle Control

Alternate Static Source

Belly Strobe

Whelen - Belly Strobe

Transponder

Garmin GTX-320A - Transponder

Propeller

Hartzell 3 Blade - Propeller with Polished Spinner

Strobe Light

Whelen Belly Strobe

Belly Fairing

LASAR Smooth Belly Fairing - LASAR STC

Speed Modifications

Lake Aero Styling - Tail Root Fairings STC, and Flap Gap Seals STC, Flap Hinge Fairings STC, Cowling Fairing STC

Spinner

Polished Spinner

Exterior Lighting

Whelen Belly Strobe, Wing Tip Strobes

Safety Equipment

Alpha Industries Shoulder Harness Kit Upgrade

Exterior Modification

LASAR Smooth Belly Fairing STC, Lake Aero Styling Tail Root Fairings STC, Lake Aero Styling Aileron and Flap Gap Seals STC, Lake Aero Styling Flap Hinge Fairings STC, Lake Aero Styling Cowling Fairing STC

Electrical System

Plane Power Alternator - STC

Access Steps

Electric Auto Step

Engine Controls

Vernier Throttle Control

Engine System

Engine Primer System

Cabin Lighting

Cabin Overhead Light

Static Source

Alternate Static Source

USB Charging

Garmin GSB 15 - USB Charging Port (Co-Pilot)

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes: White Vinyl with Red cloth seating Featuring Harmonizing Side Panels. Pilot Vent Window. Individually Controlled Fresh Air Vents – (Floor Mounted). Overhead Controlled Air Vents. Control Yoke Covers.