1978 Mooney M20J 201

General

Sale Status

For Sale

Make/Model

MOONEY M20J 201

Registration #

N4247H

Serial #

24-0680

Total time

3981

Engine 1 Time

1863 SMOH

Prop 1 Time

1863 SOH

Useful Load

1006

Condition

Used

Year Painted

1978

Flight Rules

VFR

Airframe

1978 Mooney M20J "201", S/N 24-0680. 3,981 TTAF. Same owner since 1980, with complete airframe and engine logbooks from new. California-based since 1981.

Fresh annual completed 05-07-2026 by Ben's Motorworks (KFUL), the shop that has done every annual on this aircraft since 2014. Next annual due May 2027.

Useful load 1,006 lbs (max gross 2,740 lbs; empty weight 1,734 lbs per current W&B). With full fuel (64 gal usable) there is still more than 600 lbs for people and bags.

ADs current per the May 2026 annual. Clear title.

Engine

Engine

Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 HP, fuel injected.

• 1,863 SMOH (2,000 hr TBO). Major overhaul 1993 by Firewall Forward, Inc., to new factory limits; cylinders reworked per Superior STC SE7582SW.
• Compressions at the May 2026 annual: 70, 76, 76, 77 /80
• New engine mounts 2021
• New Kelly ignition harness 2017
• Rebuilt alternator 2016
• Rapco vacuum pump 2014
• Magneto overhauled 2011; 500-hr inspection 2019
• Stewart Warner oil cooler
• Fly it now and overhaul on your own schedule.
• 1,863 hrs since overhaul
• Resealed with an overhauled hub in 2006 (FAA 8130-3 on file)
• Dynamically balanced
• LASAR speed mods (STC SA4443NM): aileron gap seals, flap hinge covers, dorsal fin, wingtips, rudder/elevator hinge covers
• Precise Flight SVS-V standby vacuum system
• Brackett air filter

Propeller

PROP

McCauley 2-blade constant speed, B2D34C214 / 90DHB-16E.

Avionics

• Garmin GTX 345 transponder with internal GPS, ADS-B In/Out (installed 2019)
• King KNS-80 VOR/LOC/DME/RNAV/GS nav system with KI-206 indicator
• King KX-170B Nav/Com 2
• King KY-92 Com 1
• King KMA 20 audio panel with marker beacon
• Century IIB autopilot with Mitchell electric trim (console and roll servo overhauled 2017)
• Precise Flight SVS-V standby vacuum
• Aerosonic encoding altimeter
• Mooney annunciator panel (gear, fuel low L/R, low vacuum, low volts)
• Whelen wingtip strobes
• ELT (battery due 04-2027)
• Equipped for IFR; currently VFR. A 91.411 altimeter/static check is required for IFR.
• Transponder check current, due 11-2027.

Interior

White with orange and brown stripes and an orange tail, in good condition for its age. Clean, even white paint with good stripe color. Hangared at Fullerton (KFUL).

Original-style interior with tan leather trim and gold carpet. Front seats have sheepskin covers. The interior shows its age; the rear seat fabric is worn. Functional and complete, and a good candidate for a refresh to make it your own.

4 seats. Baggage door access.

Full logbooks, historical maintenance report and specification sheet available on request. Located at Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL), Southern California. Contact Ben's Motorworks: .

Registration

Registration

N4247H

Registered as

Mooney M20J

Year

1978

Serial number

24-0680

Engine

Lycoming I0360 Ser · 180 hp

Certificate

Standard

Airworthiness date

1978-08-18

Registered since

2003-07-24

Registration valid to

2028-04-30

Status

Valid

Accidents and incidents

None on record