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N0AV1

1979 Mooney M20J · S/N 24-0861

350 entries · 225 pages · Jun 1979 – Oct 6, 2026 · Prepared from the owner’s records · Version 2, Oct 29, 2026

Engine since overhaul

622.9of 2,000 h

Lycoming IO-360-A3B6 · Jun 2019

Propeller since overhaul

109.3of 2,000 h

McCauley · May 2025

Airframe total time

3,655.3h

Last annual Mar 10, 2026

ADs in the logbooks

49found

2 FAA-listed with no entry

Worth asking about

Questions for the seller and your pre-buy mechanic. None of these is a conclusion about the aircraft.

  • No annual found for 1997, 1998Annuals found 1997-09-04 and 1999-10-04. Ask whether a logbook or loose pages are missing, and whether the plane flew in between.
  • No entries for 26 monthsFrom 1997-08-12 to 1999-09-28.
  • VOR check (IFR, 30 days): overdueLast done Aug 21, 2026, due Sep 20, 2026.

47 years of records

Flown an estimated 83 h a year over the last 5 years (from logbook tach times)

No entries1997–99Engine1979: 2 entries1980: 7 entries1981: 5 entries1982: 6 entries1983: 5 entries1984: 3 entries1985: 6 entries1986: 6 entries1987: 3 entries1988: 3 entries1989: 3 entries1990: 4 entries1991: 2 entries1992: 3 entries1993: 5 entries1994: 3 entries1995: 2 entries1996: 4 entries1997: 2 entries1998: 0 entries1999: 3 entries2000: 2 entries2001: 4 entries2002: 3 entries2003: 3 entries2004: 3 entries2005: 3 entries2006: 3 entries2007: 4 entries2008: 3 entries2009: 4 entries2010: 3 entries2011: 2 entries2012: 5 entries2013: 3 entries2014: 4 entries2015: 5 entries2016: 5 entries2017: 3 entries2018: 5 entries2019: 5 entries2020: 4 entries2021: 5 entries2022: 4 entries2023: 6 entries2024: 3 entries2025: 4 entries2026: 5 entriesEngine overhaul 1994Engine overhaul 1994Engine overhaul 2019Engine overhaul 2019Propeller1979: 1 entry1980: 1 entry1981: 0 entries1982: 1 entry1983: 1 entry1984: 1 entry1985: 0 entries1986: 0 entries1987: 0 entries1988: 1 entry1989: 1 entry1990: 1 entry1991: 1 entry1992: 0 entries1993: 0 entries1994: 1 entry1995: 1 entry1996: 0 entries1997: 0 entries1998: 0 entries1999: 1 entry2000: 0 entries2001: 2 entries2002: 1 entry2003: 1 entry2004: 0 entries2005: 0 entries2006: 1 entry2007: 1 entry2008: 0 entries2009: 0 entries2010: 1 entry2011: 0 entries2012: 0 entries2013: 1 entry2014: 1 entry2015: 1 entry2016: 0 entries2017: 1 entry2018: 0 entries2019: 1 entry2020: 0 entries2021: 0 entries2022: 1 entry2023: 0 entries2024: 0 entries2025: 1 entry2026: 0 entriesProp overhaul 1990Prop overhaul 1990Prop overhaul 2001Prop overhaul 2001Prop overhaul 2007Prop overhaul 2007Prop overhaul 2019Prop overhaul 2019Prop overhaul 2025Prop overhaul 2025Airframe1979: 1 entry1980: 6 entries1981: 5 entries1982: 4 entries1983: 5 entries1984: 3 entries1985: 3 entries1986: 7 entries1987: 3 entries1988: 3 entries1989: 4 entries1990: 3 entries1991: 1 entry1992: 4 entries1993: 1 entry1994: 3 entries1995: 2 entries1996: 3 entries1997: 0 entries1998: 0 entries1999: 4 entries2000: 3 entries2001: 3 entries2002: 3 entries2003: 4 entries2004: 2 entries2005: 4 entries2006: 1 entry2007: 2 entries2008: 3 entries2009: 2 entries2010: 1 entry2011: 2 entries2012: 3 entries2013: 3 entries2014: 2 entries2015: 2 entries2016: 2 entries2017: 3 entries2018: 5 entries2019: 2 entries2020: 3 entries2021: 5 entries2022: 2 entries2023: 3 entries2024: 3 entries2025: 3 entries2026: 2 entriesTank reseal 1986Tank reseal 1986Tank reseal 1999Tank reseal 1999Paint 2002Paint 2002Avionics1979: 0 entries1980: 0 entries1981: 0 entries1982: 0 entries1983: 0 entries1984: 0 entries1985: 1 entry1986: 0 entries1987: 0 entries1988: 0 entries1989: 0 entries1990: 0 entries1991: 1 entry1992: 0 entries1993: 0 entries1994: 0 entries1995: 0 entries1996: 0 entries1997: 0 entries1998: 0 entries1999: 0 entries2000: 0 entries2001: 0 entries2002: 0 entries2003: 0 entries2004: 0 entries2005: 0 entries2006: 0 entries2007: 0 entries2008: 0 entries2009: 0 entries2010: 0 entries2011: 0 entries2012: 1 entry2013: 0 entries2014: 1 entry2015: 0 entries2016: 0 entries2017: 0 entries2018: 1 entry2019: 0 entries2020: 0 entries2021: 1 entry2022: 0 entries2023: 0 entries2024: 0 entries2025: 0 entries2026: 0 entriesAutopilot 1985Autopilot 1985KX 155 1991KX 155 1991GNS 430W 2012GNS 430W 2012EDM-900 2014EDM-900 2014GTX 345 2018GTX 345 2018Hours flown per year1979: about 83 h1980: about 164 h1981: about 169 h1982: about 160 h1983: about 148 h1984: about 164 h1985: about 132 h1986: about 143 h1987: about 121 h1988: about 54 h1989: about 86 h1990: about 100 h1991: about 78 h1992: about 99 h1993: about 94 h1994: about 65 h1995: about 67 h1996: about 61 h1997: about 9 h1998: about 0 h1999: about 5 h2000: about 40 h2001: about 51 h2002: about 57 h2003: about 51 h2004: about 51 h2005: about 48 h2006: about 38 h2007: about 31 h2008: about 19 h2009: about 15 h2010: about 30 h2011: about 46 h2012: about 58 h2013: about 44 h2014: about 65 h2015: about 78 h2016: about 95 h2017: about 88 h2018: about 103 h2019: about 54 h2020: about 110 h2021: about 98 h2022: about 81 h2023: about 80 h2024: about 87 h2025: about 68 h2026: about 60 h19801990200020102020
20267 entries · about 60 h flown

Engine and propeller

  • Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6S/N L-23874-51A · Total time 3,655.3 h · Overhauled or installed Jun 2019 · calendar limit Jun 2031622.9 h SMOH

  • Compression

    Cyl 178nowCyl 276nowCyl 376nowCyl 477now7876767719801990200020102020Mar 2026

    Compression test · Mar 10, 2026 · 3,603.6 tach

    #1 78/80 · #2 76/80 · #3 76/80 · #4 77/80

    this engine's median, all cylinders, ±4%6%+ below the other cylinders that test, or below the bandhighlights the logbook as written, not a maintenance assessment

  • OilBurn rate not recorded · Last change Oct 6, 2026 at tach 3653.5
  • Propeller: McCauley B2D34C214S/N 791204 · Overhauled or installed May 2025 · calendar limit May 2031109.3 h SPOH

Inspections and recurring items

1 overdue · 3 due soon · 14 up to date

  • VOR check (IFR, 30 days)Last Aug 21, 2026 · Next Sep 20, 2026Overdue
  • Oil analysis sampleLast Oct 6, 2026 · 3,653.5 h · Next Feb 6, 2027Due soon

Airworthiness directives

49 found in the logbooks · 2 listed by the FAA with no entry found · FAA data as of Oct 27, 2026

Listed by the FAA for this make and model, with no entry found in the records provided. That can mean complied with but not written up, written up in a book that wasn’t provided, or not applicable to this serial number.

Major work, alterations and Form 337s

Damage and incident history

Grouped by the wording in the entries provided, not a determination of aircraft condition.

NTSB: no accident or incident record found for this make and serial number.

Equipment

  • Mooney M20Jairframe · Confirmed by owner
  • Prestolite ALY-8520Alternator · S/N F240190 · P/N ALY8520 · Confirmed by owner
  • Garmin GNS 430WAvionics · S/N 23891344 · P/N 011-01060-40 · Confirmed by owner
  • Lycoming LW-15473Engine-driven fuel pump · Confirmed by owner
  • Artex ELT 345ELT · S/N 2T1-04417 · P/N 453-6603 · Confirmed by owner
  • Bendix/King KAP 150Autopilot · S/N 8812 · Confirmed by owner
  • Sky-Tec 149-12LSStarter · S/N 10F-55214 · Confirmed by owner
  • Precision RSA-5AD1Fuel servo · S/N 59811 · P/N 2524054-11 · Confirmed by owner

Records included

  • N0AV1 logbooks225 pages
  • Logbook entries350
  • Date rangeJun 4, 1979 – Oct 6, 2026
This report summarizes the maintenance records provided: what they contain and what we could not find. Pages that are missing, illegible or not provided can’t be reflected. It is not an inspection of the aircraft and not a determination of airworthiness or regulatory compliance; only an appropriately certificated mechanic or inspector examining the aircraft can make that determination. Weight-and-balance figures are not transcribed. Prepared with Avinari from the owner’s records.