VERY NICE MOONEY M20K TROPHY 262 CONVERSION, BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK !!! VERY WELL CARED FOR AIRCRAFT, LOWER TIME ENGINE SINCE OH / ASPEN 1000 MAX PFD, GARMIN 430W WAAS, GARMIN XL250 GPS -NAV - COMM, GARMIN GMA 342 INTERCOM, JPI 730 ENGINE MONITOR,,STRATUS APPAREO TRANSPONDER ADS-B IN AND OUT, KING KFC200 AUTO-PILOT, YAW DAMPER, OXYGEN, REFURBISHED LEATHER SEATS, ONE PIECE BELLY, LARGE ELECTRIC COWL FLAP, MUCH MUCH MORE!!! THIS AIRCRAFT IS BASICALLY A MOONEY 252 FIREWALL FORWARD, TREMENDOUS VALUE !!!....................
Airframe
Total Time
5,220
Useful Load
399.61 kg
Fuel Capacity Volume
283.91 L
Complete Logs
Yes
Speedbrakes
Yes
Airframe
262 Trophy conversion after a gear up landing in 1991 / Mooney 252 Firewall forward:
TSIO-360MB engine (not the LB or GB engine)
Large electric cowl flap
Automatic wastegate
Single piece belly
Speedbrakes
Current Owned since 7/2014
Always Hangered
Corrosion – X
2024 Dugosh Annual / Local maintenance annual in 10/2025 / next annual = 11/2026
IFR certified (due in 2028)
- Total Time: 5200 hrs
- 90 hrs in last 6 months / avg 80 to 100 hrs per year
Built-in Oxygen
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Engine
Engine 1 Make/Model
CONTINENTAL TSIO360MB
Engine Horsepower
156.6 kW
Engine 1 Time
525 SMOH
Engine TBO
1800
Aftermarket Engine STC
Yes
Year Engine Overhauled or Installed as New
2020
Turbocharged
Yes
Engine Specs
Engine info:
262 Trophy conversion after a gear up landing in 1991 / TSIO-360MB engine (not the LB or GB engine) / Large electric cowl flap / Automatic wastegate
- 515 hours SMOH in 2020 by Don George Engines
- 130 hours since top overhaul 9/2025. Primarily to go to larger Continental rings from the 2020 annual. We had a little blow by on three cylinders with the 9mm rings so owner had Don George pull all six cylinders and go to 10mm larger rings.
- 12 new spark plugs at last oil change
- Well maintained and flown at 120 degrees RoP (flown at average EGT 1370 degrees and CHT’s in 340’s / 350’s)
- V-Band Clamp complied with at Dugosh annual in 2024
- GAMI injectors
- 25 hour oil changes
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Props
Prop Manufacturer
MCCAULEY
Prop Time
512 SOH
Number of Blades
2
Blade Composition
Aluminum
Prop Specs
Propeller was Overhauled in April of 2024
Modifications/Conversions
Modifications/Conversions
262 Trophy conversion by Mooney Mart after gear up in 1991 / Mooney 252 Firewall forward: / TSIO-360MB engine (not the LB or GB engine) / Large electric cowl flap / Automatic wastegate / Single piece belly / Speedbrakes / GAMI Injectors
- 2025: New leather seats, glare shield, carpet and leather trim by Hector at AEROCOMFORT
- New Side glass installed in 2020 for rear seats, pilot & copilot seats
- Plastic in the interior still needs some work
- Rosen sun visors
- New compass
Yaw Damper
Wired for a HOT PROP (But NOT being sold as a Hot Prop aircraft)
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Avionics
Flight Deck Manufacturer/Model
ASPEN AVIONICS EV1000 MAX
GPS 1 Manufacturer
GARMIN
GPS 1 Model
GNS430W
Autopilot Manufacturer
BENDIX/KING
Autopilot Model
KFC200
ADS-B Equipped
Yes
WAAS
Yes
LPV
Yes
Yaw Damper
Yes
Terrain Warning System
Yes
Engine Monitor
Yes
Avionics/Radios
Avionics:
ASPEN 1000 MAX PFD
Garmin 430WAAS
Stratus Alppareo Transponder
Garmin XL250 GPS / NAV / COMM
Garmin GMA 342 Intercom
Garmin 496 / Panel Mounted
JPI 730 Engine Monitor
KING KFC 200 auto-pilot
Additional Equipment
Oxygen System
Yes
Additional Equipment
262 Trophy conversion by Mooney Mart after gear up in 1991 / Mooney 252 Firewall forward: / TSIO-360MB engine (not the LB or GB engine) / Large electric cowl flap / Automatic wastegate / Single piece belly / Speedbrakes / GAMI Injectors
- 2025: New leather seats, glare shield, carpet and leather trim by Hector at AEROCOMFORT
- New Side glass installed in 2020 for rear seats, pilot & copilot seats
- Plastic in the interior still needs some work
- Rosen sun visors
- New compass
Garmin 496 / Panel Mounted
Exterior
Year Painted
1991
Exterior
Exterior is generally in very good shape
Interior
Year Interior
2025
Number of Seats
4
Configuration
Passenger
Interior
Interior Refurbishment began in 2025 with New AeroComfort Leather seats and some side wall work. There is some remaining work to be do with the interior plastics that will complete the interior refurbishment objective.
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Inspection Status
Inspection Status
Next Annual Inspection Due in November 2026
IFR Certification due in 2028
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