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1989 Mooney M20K 252 RocketSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Watsonville, CA, USA

This 1989 Mooney M20K 252 Rocket, registration N5289D (serial 251192), is offered at $270,000 from Watsonville, California, with 2,392 hours total time on the airframe. The seller states the airframe has no damage history, that the aircraft has always been hangared, and that paint needs some touch-up; interior and exterior are described as good condition and original. The engine is a factory-new zero-time Continental TSIO 520 NB, turbocharged and intercooled with GAMI injectors, installed under the Rocket Conversion, while the McCauley three-bladed propeller has 1,141 hours since major overhaul and was done in 2018. Recent maintenance in...

Year
1989
Make
Mooney
Series
M20
Model
M20K 252 Rocket
Tail #
N5289D
Serial #
251192

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Business, Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
1,100 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,392 hrs
Engine 1 Time
(SNEW)
Prop 1 Time
1,141 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Another log book available on drive by request

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 750 TXI - TXI Touchscreen Navigator with Synthetic Vision; WAAS Nav Comm

AP

Garmin GFC 3 - GFC Axis Autopilot with Autotrim, Autoglide, Auto Level and Go Around

Audio

Garmin GMA 35C - GMA remote bluetooth audio panel

ADSB

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX ADS-B Transponder

PFD

Garmin G500 TXI - TXI PFD/MFD with GEA Engine Instrument System

MFD

Garmin G500 TXI - TXI PFD/MFD with GEA Engine Instrument System

EMS

Garmin GES - GES Engine Instrument System and Fuel Quantity Indicator with new Fuel Senders

Additional Equipment

Radar Altimeter

Speed Brakes

Oxygen System

4 Place O2

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
1989
Paint Year
1989
Interior Notes
Good condition original
Exterior Notes
Paint needs some touch up

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
TSIO 520 NB
Propeller Model
McCauley 3-blade

Asking Price

$270,000

Aircraft Location

Watsonville, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Oct 24, 2026: $270,000(-$20,000) - trade-a-plane

Feb 6, 2026: $290,000(+$45,000) - trade-a-plane

Jul 1, 2025: $245,000(-$30,000) - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Apr 30, 2025

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Asking Price

$270,000