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1981 Mooney M20K 231Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Akron, OH, USA

This is a 1981 Mooney M20K 231, registration N500B, with an airframe total time of 2,775 hours. It is powered by a TSIO-360GB turbocharged engine producing 210 horsepower, which has 1,606 hours since major overhaul (SMOH). A new two-blade Hartzell propeller was installed in July 2025 and has only 10 hours since factory overhaul (SFOH). The aircraft has a useful load of 857 pounds and seats four. It is listed as flight rules BTH (both VFR and IFR capable) and has been well maintained and hangared.

The avionics suite features an Aspen Pro-Max Evolution, a Garmin GNS 530 with WAAS, a KFC-200 autopilot with flight director, a KX-165 with a...

Year
1981
Make
Mooney
Series
M20
Model
M20K 231
Tail #
N500B
Serial #
25-0500

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Business, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
857 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,775 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,606 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
10 hrs

Avionics

PFD

Aspen Pro Max Evolution

GPS

Garmin GNS 530W - W WAAS

AP

King KFC 200 - AP and Flight Director

Comms

King KX 165 - W Second Glideslope

ADSB

Appareo Stratus ESG - ESG Transponder With ADS-B In and Out

ADS-B In

Appareo Stratus - ESG Transponder With ADS-B In and Out

Audio

PS Engineering PMA 6000 - PMA Audio Panel

EMS

JPI EDM 900 - JPI

Additional Equipment

Intercom

4-Place Intercom

Oxygen System

4-Place Built In Oxygen

Alternator

80 Amp Alternator

Lighting

Pulse Light System - LED and

Fuel Injection

GAMI Fuel Injectors

Engine Preheater

Fuel System

CiES Fuel Sending Units

Landing Gear

Landing Height System LHS200-C

Visors

Rosen Visors

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Model
TSIO-360GB
Engine Power
210 HP
Propeller Model
Hartzell 2-blade

Asking Price

$139,900

Aircraft Location

Akron, OH, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 28, 2026: $139,900 - trade-a-plane

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