1978 Beechcraft F33A BonanzaSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Lake in the Hills, IL, USA

AKC Aviation presents N159GM, a 1978 Beechcraft F33A Bonanza (serial CE-765) based in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, offered at 340,000 USD. The airframe shows 3,806 total hours with complete logbooks and is IFR-equipped. The aircraft carries a useful load of 1,223 pounds and a maximum takeoff weight of 3,500 pounds with the gross weight increase. It is Midwest-based and hangared, with annual due 09/2026, pitot/static due 11/2027, and transponder due 11/2027. Recent maintenance includes new brakes and tires and a new door seal, both in 2025. The listing documents prior incidents: an off-airport landing (1980), a hard landing that bent the nose...

Year: 1978

Make: Beechcraft

Series: 33 Bonanza

Model: F33A Bonanza

Tail #: N159GM

Serial #: CE-765

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Business, Training, Recreational, Passenger

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 1,223 lbs

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 3,806 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 408 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 408 hrs (SPOH)

Logbook Status: Complete Logs Yes; All documentation is meticulously recorded

Inspection Status: New Brakes and Tires (2025) New Door Seal (2025) Midwest based and Hangared Complete Logbooks Annual Due (09/2026) Pitot/Static due (11/2027) Transponder due (11/2027) Overhauled Engine Installed (2014) Sudden Engine Stop Due to Extension Cord, Hangar Rash, All repairs in the Logbooks (1998 & 1979) Off Airport Landing (1980) Hard Landing Bent Nose Fork (1979)

Avionics

PFD

Aspen EFD 1000 Pro Max - EFD PFD with Synthetic Vision

Aspen ASP4A - Autopilot with Altitude Select; Alt Pre-select System

Audio

Garmin GMA 35C - GMA Remote Audio Panel

GPS

Garmin GTN 750XI - GTN GPS/NAV/COMM/MFD; GNX GPS/ADS-B Transponder

Comms

Garmin GNC 255A - GNC NAV/COMM

ADSB

Garmin GNX 375 - GNX GPS/ADS-B Transponder

MFD

Garmin GTN 750XI - GTN GPS/NAV/COMM/MFD

EMS

JPI EDM-930 - JPI Engine Monitor

Additional Equipment

Gross Weight Increase

3,500 Lbs. Gross Weight Increase

Engine Cooling

Deshannon Engine Cooling Baffles

Alternator

Back-Up Alternator

Engine Heater

Tanis Engine Heater - E-Z

Fuel Senders

CiES Fuel Senders

Lighting

Whelen Orion 360 - Belly Beacon; Top Beacon;

Sun Visors

Rosen Sun Visors

Seat Belts

BAS 4-Point Harnesses - BAS Front Seats

Audio System

Bose LEMO 5-pin - LEMO Headset Inputs Front Seats

Cabin Features

Steward Kool Scoop - Cabin Door Window Air Vent; Pilot Yoke Mounted AP-Disc/ElectricTrim/PTT/CWS; Dual Push to Talk; Recondition Light Controller; Dual Independent IFR Systems; Customized Checklist; Cowl and Vent Plugs, Bruces Aircraft Cover

Attitude Indicator

Garmin G5 - Attitude/Altimeter/Airspeed Indicator

Engine Cooling Baffles

Deshannon - Engine Cooling Baffles

Back-Up Alternator

Oil Pan Heater

E-Z Heat - E-Z Oil Pan

LED Belly Beacon

Whelen Orion 360 - LED Belly Beacon

LED Top Beacon

Whelen 7108055 - LED Top Beacon

LED Wing Tip Nav/Strobe/Recognition Kit

Wilco - LED Wing Tip Nav/Strobe/Recognition Kit

Harnesses

BAS - BAS 4-Point Harnesses Front Seats

Headset Inputs

Bose LEMO 5-pin - LEMO Headset Inputs Front Seats

Cabin Door Steward

Window Air Vent

Kool Scoop - Window Air Vent

Yoke Mounted Controls

Pilot Yoke Mounted AP-Disc / Electric Trim / PTT / CWS

Push to Talk

Dual Push to Talk

Light Controller

Recondition Light Controller

IFR Systems

Dual Independent IFR Systems

Checklist

Customized Checklist

Cowl and Vent Plugs

Bruce's - Cowl and Vent Aircraft Cover

Garmin Talk-to-Control Buttons

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year: 2005

Paint Year: 2005

Interior Notes: Four Place Seating Gray Leather Seats Matching Side Walls Pilot Co-Pilot Sheepskin Covers Leather Rear Seats Arm Rest Interior Replaced in 2005