1981 Mooney M20K 231Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Lago Vista, TX, USA
This 1981 Mooney M20K 231, registered as N1156G (serial number 25-0639), is a testament to diligent ownership and factory-level care, currently offered with a sale pending. Total time on the airframe stands at 1,984 hours since new, with the Continental TSIO-360LB8B engine having just 490 hours since a factory overhaul to new limits, installed in 2000. The McCauley two-blade propeller was overhauled in 2025 by Jordan Propeller in San Antonio, showing only 6 hours since overhaul. Maintained for many years by Dugosh in Kerrville, Texas—the home of the Mooney factory—the aircraft is described as one of the cleanest airframes for its year, with...
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Business, Recreational
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Useful Load
- 946.5 lbs
- Seats
- 4
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 1,984 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 491 hrs
- Prop 1 Time
- 6 hrs (SPOH)
- Logbook Status
- Complete logbooks and records
- Inspection Status
- Annual Just Done: June 2026 - Last One May 2025. IFR Certification Due (Expired 3/26) - Planned In June.
Avionics
GPS
Garmin GNS 530W - GPS/NAV/COM Screen Nearly Perfect
Comms
Garmin GNS 530W - GPS/NAV/COM Screen Nearly Perfect; Nav/Com
AP
Century 41 - Autopilot
Audio
King Audio Panel
ADSB
Garmin GTX 335 - Transponder
Additional Equipment
Speed Brakes
Heated Propeller
Oxygen System
Built-in Oxygen system (4-place)
Wastegate System
Merlyn Wastegate - System
Electric Trim
Fuel Flow System
Alcor Fuel Flow - system
Visors
Rosen Visors
Merlyn Wastegate System
Merlyn Wastegate - system
Rosen Visors
Propeller
Heated propeller
Wastegate
Merlyn Wastegate - system
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Rating
- 7/10
- Interior Year
- 1981
- Paint Rating
- 9/10
- Paint Year
- 1981
- Interior Notes
- Original blue fabric - no rips or tears - 7/10. Interior plastic shows no cracking or deformation - shoulder harnesses pilot/co-pilot
- Exterior Notes
- One of the cleanest airframes I have ever seen for this year of aircraft. The metal is straight and the aircraft shows like it was much newer than 1981. No known damage history.
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 1
- Engine Make
- Continental
- Engine Model
- TSIO-360LB8B
- Engine Power
- 210 HP
- Propeller Model
- McCauley 2-blade
Asking Price
$129,900
Aircraft Location
Lago Vista, TX, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Jun 26, 2026: $129,900 - barnstormers
Jun 2, 2026: $129,900(-$30,095) - trade-a-plane
Feb 25, 2026: $159,995(-$10,000) - trade-a-plane
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Asking Price
$129,900
Aircraft Location
Lago Vista, TX, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Jun 26, 2026: $129,900 - barnstormers
Jun 2, 2026: $129,900(-$30,095) - trade-a-plane
Feb 25, 2026: $159,995(-$10,000) - trade-a-plane
+1 more price changes
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Asking Price
$129,900