1979 Beechcraft C23 SundownerSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Petaluma, CA, USA

This 1979 Beechcraft Sundowner, registration N132P, is being offered for sale by Preflight Aviation, LLC and is currently hangared in Salinas, California. The airframe has accumulated 5,375 total hours, with the Lycoming O-360-A4K engine having just 67 hours since a major overhaul performed by Central Cylinder Services Inc., which included new cylinders and a new crankshaft. The two-blade Sensenich propeller shows 1,900 hours since overhaul. An annual inspection was completed in September 2025, with transponder and pitot-static checks done in February 2025.

The aircraft's avionics suite is centered around a Garmin GNS 430W WAAS GPS/nav/comm...

Year: 1979

Make: Beechcraft

Series: Sundowner

Model: C23 Sundowner

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Training, Recreational

Flight Rules: IFR

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 5,375 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 67 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 1,900 hrs (SMOH)

Logbook Status: All Logbooks. All logbooks, 337s and more pictures available on request

Inspection Status: Annual Inspection Completed: September 2025. Transponder Check Completed: February 2025. Pitot-Static Check Completed: February 2025.

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 430W - GNS WAAS GPS/NAV/Comm w/Terrain

Comms

Garmin GNC 215 - GNC NAV/Comm

STEC 40 - STEC Autopilot w/GPS Steering (GPSS)

Audio

Garmin GMA 345 - GMA Audio Panel

ADSB

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B In/Out Transponder

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B In/Out Transponder

EMS

CGR-30P - Engine Monitor Premium Package

Additional Equipment

Gps

Garmin Aera 760 - GPS Interfaced w/GTX-345 and GNS 430W

Course Direction Indicator

Mid-Continent MD200 - Course Direction Indicator (CDI)

Course Direction Indicator 2

Garmin GI-106B - Course Direction Indicator (CDI)

Usb Port

Garmin GSB 15 - GSB USB Port (x2)

Data Streaming

Garmin Flight Stream 210

Ignition System

Electroair EA-13000 - Starter Ignition Switch Panel

Lights

LED Landing/Taxi Lights

Sun Visors

Rosen Sun Visors

Wheel Covers

LoPresti Wheel Covers

Panel Overlays

New Upper and Lower Panel Overlays - 2025

Ducting

All old CAT heating and cooling ducting replaced with new SCEET ducting - 2024

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 8/10

Paint Rating: 6/10

Interior Notes: Interior shows some wear, but overall is in great condition. Complete instrument panel replacement in 2025.

Exterior Notes: Paint is in good condition, but there are some areas of small paint chipping, mostly around the leading edges of the wings. Glass is in excellent condition - the windshield, pilot and co-pilot windows were all replaced in 2009.