1975 MOONEY M20F, 3010 TT, 1027 SMOH, 2 HRS ON 3BL PROP LOTS OF AIRPLANE, CHEAP!Click here to purchase or contact the seller of this item on eBay |
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1975 MOONEY M20F, 3010 TT, 1027 SMOH, 2 HRS ON 3BLADE OH, LOTS OF AIRPLANE, CHEAP!
MOONEY HAS A REPUTATION OF BEING SMALL INSIDE, A REPUTATION WELL EARNED IF YOU EVER TRIED TO FLY IN THE BACK SEAT OF AN M20C OF ANY VINTAGE!!
BUT, MOONEY MADE THE AIRPLANE A TRUE 4 SEATER IN 1967 WITH THE M20F!
THE ADDITION OF 10" OF FUSELAGE (5" IN FRONT AND 5" FOR REAR SEAT LEGROOM, TRANSFORMS THE FAST MOONEY WING INTO A FAST, COMFORTABLE AIRPLANE!
THE M20F RECEIVED THE 200 H.P. FUEL INJECTED VERSION OF LYCOMING’S 0-360 2 YEARS BEFORE IT WAS OFFERED ON PIPER’S ARROW AND THE “F” STRECH WAS 5 YEARS BEFORE PIPER STRECHED THE ARROW!
SO THE COMPLAINT AGAINST THE MOONEY’S IS REALLY BASED ON THE 1955-1966 “SHORT BODY” MOONEY AIRCRAFT.
THE M20F SERIES ARE FULL SIZED, FAST AND RELIABLE!
BUT THE DASH ON THE EARLY “F” WAS ALMOST AS BAD AS THE “C”, UNTIL THE NEW OWNERS OF MOONEY STARTED UPGRADES IN 1969 (A QUADRANT THROTTLE, ELECTRIC GEAR AND ELECTRIC FLAPS), BUT AFTER ANOTHER OWNERSHIP CHANGE IN 1974, THE DASH ITSELF WAS REVISED TO PUSH IT FORWARD, AWAY FROM YOUR FACE, AND WRAP IT AROUND THE PILOT. A FULL EYEBROW CUTS GLARE AND HOUSES LIGHTS.
THIS DASH LAYOUT CONTINUED PAST THE “F” MODEL TO THE REVISED F, CALLED THE “J” OR 201!
IN FACT, THIS BASIC DASH LAYOUT CONTINUED ON IN THE J AND K MODELS UNTILL THE 1990’S, BECAUSE IT IS FANTASTIC!
SO THIS “F” HAS:
ELECTRIC GEAR AND FLAPS,
THE “201” STYLE DASH
QUADRANT THROTTLE (MY PREFERENCE)
1 PIECE WINDSHIELD
10" LONGER FUSELAGE, FOR MORE COMFORT FRONT AND REAR
THE IO-360A1A 200 H.P. FUEL INJECTED ENGINE
FACTORY UPGRADED 64 GALLONS OF FUEL (OVER 5 HOURS WITH IFR RESERVES)
COOL “FIGHTER PLANE” CONTROL YOKES, NOT MOONEY’S SKINNY OLD YOKES
THIS AIRCRAFT HAS NEVER BEEN A TRAINER, IT IS AN EFFICIENT, FAST, TRAVELING MACHINE!
ONLY 3010 HOURS TOTAL TIME AIRFRAME SINCE NEW!
THE 200 H.P. ENGINE HAS 1027 SMOH (2,000 HOUR T.B.O.) 200 SINCE TOP OVERHAUL AND 32 HOURS SINCE PROP STRIKE TEARDOWN (BOTTOM OVERHAUL)
THE 3 BLADE HARTZELL PROPELLOR WAS RECENTLY OVERHAULED (3/2022) AND HAS ONLY 2 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL NOW!
THIS AIRPLANE WAS LAST COMPLETED ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS NOVEMBER OF 2022.
THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A T HANGAR AT THE DELORAINE MANITOBA AIRPORT FROM LATE 2023 THROUGH THE PRESENT, WITHOUT USE FROM THE AGING PILOT.
WHEN THE OWNER ASKED THE LOCAL MECHANIC IN DELORAINE TO BRING THE AIRPLANE IN FOR ANNUAL SO HE COULD SELL IT, THE SHOP DISCOVERED THAT MICE HAD SET UP A LITTLE CAMP INSIDE!
THE SHOP HAD A COUPLE OF KIDS REMOVE MOST OF THE INTERIOR AND COMPLETELY CLEAN OUT THE AIRPLANE, AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB!
ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE PANELS LOOK A LITTLE WORSE FOR AGE, THERE IS NOT REALLY ANY SIGN OF THE FORMER INHABITANTS!
I FLEW TO DELORAINE ARMED WITH SCOTCHBRITE PADS, FINE SANDPAPER, PAPER TOWLS AND CLEANERS, ONLY TO FIND I DIDN’T NEED ANY OF IT!!
WHEN THE OWNER, WHO WASN’T USING THE AIRPLANE ANYWAY, FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN ISSUE, HE REPORTED THE INFESTATION TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO DECIDED NOT TO SPEND FURTHER MONEY ON GOING FORWARD WITH THE INTERIOR REPLACEMENT AND ANY OTHER REMEDIAL ACTION REQUIRED, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS VERY UNDER-INSURED, AND OFFERED THE AIRPLANE TO ME.
I FLEW TO DELORAINE ARMED WITH SCOTCHBRITE PADS, FINE SANDPAPER, PAPER TOWELS AND CLEANERS, ONLY TO FIND I DIDN’T NEED ANY OF IT!!
I AM AN A&P AND A PILOT, AND I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND FLYING MOONEYS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. I WAS PREPARED FOR ISSUES I DIDN’T SEE!
THE MECHANIC HAD TOLD ME THAT THEY SUSPECTED DAMAGE TO THE INSTRUMENTS AND RADIOS FROM DUST??, WIRING ISSUES AND FUEL TANK SEALANT EATEN, ETC.
I FOUND NO SIGN OF ANY OF THAT!
WHEN I INQUIRED WITH THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHAT HE HAD SEEN, HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE SHOP OWNER’S REPORT AS GOSPEL, WITHOUT EVER SEEING THE AIRPLANE FOR HIMSELF!
SO THE RESULT IS A BETTER AIRPLANE THAN I HAD BEEN TOLD I WOULD FIND!!
NOT A CREAM PUFF MIND YOU!
THE PAINT IS A NICE RED AND A GOOD SCHEME, BUT IT IS OLDER AND SHOWING WEAR ON THE WHITE LEADING EDGES AND SOME FADING OF THE RED.
THE INTERIOR, THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE MOUSE COMPLAINT, WAS IN POOR CONDITION BEFORE, SO IT IS TIME FOR A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF SIDE PANELS AND CARPET AND RECOVERING AT LEAST OF THE SEATS.
THE INTERIOR SIDE PANEL INSULATION DOESN’T SHOW INFESTATION DAMAGE, BUT THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE NOW ARE 50 YEARS SUPERIOR TO THE FACTORY INSULATION IN TERMS OF NOISE REDUCTION, TEMPURATURE CONTROL AND EASE OF INSTALLATION, SO IT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO REPLACE IT!
THE DASH, INSTRUMENTATION AND AVIONICS SHOW ABSOLUTELY NO OUTWARD SIGNS OF ANY ISSUES AT ALL, THE DASH LIGHTS AND ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS COME ON WITH THE MASTER AS THEY SHOULD (THE BATTERY HAS JUICE) AND THE VOR AND GLIDESLOPE INDICATORS DEFLECT WHEN THE RADIOS ARE TURNED ON, SO I DON’T REALLY SEE ANY ISSUES.
TO BE FAIR, SOME OF THE AVIONICS ARE VIRTUALLY ORIGINAL TO THE AIRCRAFT (KX-170B VINTAGE) AND YOU MIGHT WANT THEM TO BE UPGRADED FOR THIS AIRCRAFT TO BE A RELIBLE TRANSPORT GOING FORWARD!
THE AUDIO PANEL IS A MODERN KING KMA 28, WHICH FEATURES BUILT IN INTERCOM AND MARKER LIGHTS AND RECEIVER
AS TO CORROSION, THE MECHANIC STATED: TUBULAR STUCTURE INSIDE THE CABIN WAS FOUND CORRODED” WHICH I BELIEVE IS AN EXAGGERATION AT BEST.
ALSO “CORROSION TO FUEL LINES, WHICH DEVELOPED LEAKS”.
NOT VISIBLE LEAKS , NO STAINING AND NO FUEL SMELL OBSERVED WHEN I WAS THERE.
ALL MOONEY WET WING TANKS SEEP A LITTLE (INCLUDING MY BRAVO!), SO I SUSPECT THIS IS MORE OF A NORMAL CONDITION ON A 50 YEAR OLD AIRPLANE, RATHER THAN A NEW EVENT.
ALSO NOT OBSERVED WAS ANY CHEWED WIRING OR CORROSION ON WIRING BUNDLES.
OTHER THAN A SAD AND TIRED INTERIOR, I DON’T SEE THIS AIRPLANE ANY MORE WORSE OFF THAN ANY AIRPLANE SITTING FOR 3 YEARS OR MORE IN AN OPEN T HANGAR IN MANITOBA!
LUCKILY IT IS DRY COUNTRY THERE, SO SALT CORROSION IS NOT AN ISSUE!
I NOTICED A FEW STEEL BOLTS AND SCREWS HAVE RUST ON THEM, BUT NOT THE MAJORITY.
I INCLUDED A PHOTO OF A GEAR TUBE INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL THAT HAS LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION ON IT DUE TO IT’S EXPOSED LOCATION, (NOT MOUSE INFESTATION), REQUIRES REPAINTING, NOT REPLACEMENT!
IN GENERAL THIS IS AN AIRPLANE THAT HAS BEEN SITTING UNUSED FOR A FEW YEARS AND NEEDS A GOOD GOING OVER AND AN INTERIOR REPLACEMENT.
THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT A REBUILD PROJECT!!!! NO ACCIDENT OR MOVING INCIDENT!
NO REPORTS WITH TRANSPORT CANADA OR THE FAA!
IT IS A REFURB PROJECT, AND WITH GOOD ENGINE, PROP AND AIRFRAME TIMES, AND GOOD BONES, IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT!
ALTHOUGH THE LATE 1970'S "F" IS A GREAT AIRPLANE, IN 1977, MOONEY TOOK THE M20F FUSELAGE AND WING AND CLEANED UP THE GAPS, ADDED A STREAMLINED COWLING AND WINDSHIELD, AND CALLED IT THE “201”
THIS AIRCRAFT HAS SEVERAL OF THE 201 FAIRINGS AND SPEED MODS ADDED, SO IT IS FASTER THAN A NORMAL M20F, BUT NOT UP TO THE 201’S LEVEL.
MY EXPERIENCE IN THESE AIRPLANES LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A 150 KNOT , (173 MPH) CRUISER, WITH A GOOD CLIMB RATE, ON ABOUT 10 GALLONS PER HOUR!
AS THE ANNUAL WAS NOT COMPLETED, YOU WILL EITHER NEED TO OBTAIN A FERRY PERMIT OR DISASSEMBLE THE AIRPLANE FOR TRAILERING TO GET IT HOME.
BRINGING THE AIRPLANE BACK ACROSS THE BORDER TO THE U.S. IS EASY, NO DUTY TO PAY (U.S. GOODS RETURNING TO THE U.S.)
YOU SURE CAN’T ASK THE GUY THERE TO DO AN ANNUAL AS, EITHER AS A FAVOR TO THE OLDER OWNER, OR AS A WAY TO CHARGE A LOT FOR THE ANNUAL, OR SOME OTHER REASON, IS NOT LOOKING AT THIS AIRPLANE THE WAY I BELIEVE IS REASONABLE.
DELORAINE IS ONLY 38 MILES FROM THE CLOSEST AIRPORT IN NORTH DAKOTA, SO IF YOU ARE COMING FROM THE U.S. IT IS BARELY ACROSS THE BORDER!
NO ISSUE WITH BRINGING U.S. MADE GOODS BACK TO THE U.S., THERE IS NO DUTY!!
SOLD WITH CANADIAN REGISTRATION, CANADIAN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, CANADIAN BILL OF SALE, AND JOURNEY LOGS FROM 1989 WHEN IT WAS IMPORTED TO CANADA UP TO THE PRESENT.
AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS FROM 1989 WITH TIMES CARRIED FORWARD FROM U.S. LOGS,
ENGINE LOGS FROM OVERHAUL IN 1992 BY AERO RECIP
TOP OVERHAUL TO ENGINE 199 HOURS AGO BY AERO RECIP
PROP STRIKE TEARDOWN BY BOLDUC AVIATION IN MINNESOTA 31 HOURS AGO (BOTTOM END OVERHAUL.)
PROP LOGS SINCE 2010, “2 HOURS” SINCE RECENT POH 11/2022
AND A BOX FULL OF MRECEIPTS, INSPECTION REPORTS, AD COMPLIENCE, ETC.
THIS IS A LOT OF AIRPLANE THAT NEEDS AN INTERIOR AND SOME ELBOW GREASE!
AS TO THE INTERIOR NEED, THE BUYER OF THIS AIRPLANE MAY BE INTERESTED IN THE CUSTOM RED AND WHITE LEATHER INTERIOR, COMPLETE FROM A 1976 M20F, CURRENTLY RUNNING ON EBAY!!
JUST A SUGGESTION!!
BUY THIS AIRPLANE AND REFURB AS YOU LIKE, AND OWN IT FOR $10’S OF THOUSANDS LESS THAN IT’S VALUE!
GOOD BIDDING!
REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL.
THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!
AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED !
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET!
WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!!
WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY.
PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE LISTING(ASK SELLER A QUESTION), BECAUSE THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.
PLEASE DON'T ASSUME. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY FACET OF ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE ASK !
SO THAT ALL BIDDERS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION,WE PREFER NOT TO ANSWER DETAIL QUESTIONS BY PHONE. OUR PHONE SALES STAFF HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS ON EBAY.
DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!!
YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE
SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE.
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF BID CLOSE. THESE FUNDS CAN BE BY WIRE TRANSFER, BANK OR CASHIERS CHECK, CASH, OR ANY COMBINATION. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY TIME STATED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU HAVE VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT. BID ACCORDINGLY.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS LISTING, AND BE SURE TO CLICK "SEE SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS" OR SEARCH WENTWORTHAIRCRAFTINC IN SELLERS,FOR MORE ITEMS YOU NEED OR WANT!
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