1986 MOONEY 252 AIRFRAME, 3352 TT, WING DAMAGED, LOADED, CHEAP!!Click here to purchase or contact the seller of this item on eBay |
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1986 MOONEY 252 AIRFRAME, 3352 TT, WING DAMAGED, LOADED, CHEAP!!
THE MOONEY CAMP IS GENERALLY DIVIDED INTO 2 GROUPS:
THE OVATION/BRAVO/ACCLAIM GROUP, WHO DON’T CARE ABOUT POWER TO SPEED RATIOS OR HIGH FUEL BURNS TO GET WHERE THEY ARE GOING, AND,
THE PURESTS, WHO BELIEVE THAT A TRUE MOONEY IS SUPPOSED TO OFFER UNHEARD OF SPEED FOR A GIVEN (GENERALLY MODEST) HORSEPOWER!
FROM THE BEGINNING, THE M20 SERIES COULD GO MUCH FASTER ON IT’S 150 H.P.
LYCOMING THAN ANY OF IT’S COMPETITION, AND AS THE ENGINE SIZE INCREASED
TO 180 H.P., THEN 200 HORSEPOWER, THE M20 COULD STILL WHIP ANYBODY IN
SPEED PER HORSEPOWER!
WITH THE ADVENT OF THE GROUND-BREAKING 201 IN 1977, THE SLIGHTLY LARGER
FUSELAGE, WITH MUCH BETTER REAR LEGROOM, A BETTER DASH LAYOUT AND
AERODYNAMIC CLEANUPS THAT PUT THE “MORE SPEED PER HORSEPOWER” TROPHY
PERMANENTLY IN MOONEY’S DISPLAY CASE, IT SEEMED LIKE
THERE WAS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
UNTIL MOONEY INTRODUCED TURBOCHARGING!!
IN 1979, THE 231 JUMPED INTO ANOTHER CATEGORY ALTOGETHER, PUNCHING FAR ABOVE IT’S WEIGHT CLASS!
FOR 7 YEARS, THE 231 WAS THE FASTEST 4 PLACE AIRPLANE AVAILABLE WITH 210 HORSEPOWER OR LESS!
BUT USING SIMILAR AERODYNAMIC MAGIC TO THAT WHICH MADE THE 201 OUT OF
THE M20F, AND WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM CONTINENTAL’S NEW INDUCTION SYSTEM
AND AN INTERCOOLER FOR THE TURBO, THE 252 TSE (TURBO SPECIAL EDITION)
BECAME THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID FOR THE LAST FEW
YEARS OF “MID-BODY” PRODUCTION!
EASILY IDENTIFIED AT A GLANCE BY THE ROUNDED CORNERS OF THE SIDE
WINDOWS, THE 252 CAME WITH SPEED BRAKES, ALMOST A NECESSITY FOR A FAST
HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPLANE, AS WELL AS A LARGE, BUILT-IN OXYGEN SYSTEM!
ONLY 230 252’S WERE MADE IN THEIR 5 YEAR PRODUCTION, SO THE 252 IS ABOUT
AS RARE AS THE 400 COMANCHE WE SOLD LAST MONTH (148 MADE):
BOTH ARE THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID AIRPLANE FOR IT’S RESPECTIVE OWNER GROUP!
THIS 252 SUFFERED FROM A PILOT PROBLEM, NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM.
THE LONG TIME MOONEY PILOT MADE 2 CRITICAL ERRORS:
HE RAN 1 TANK OUT OF FUEL (YOU HAVE TO BE PRETTY DESPERATE TO DO THAT).
HE THEN SWITCHED TO THE OTHER TANK AND TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME, INSTEAD OF
THE CLOSEST SAFE SPOT. That is not just desperate, that is an error in
judgement!
HE RAN OUT OF FUEL JUST SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION!!!
THE FIELD HE PICKED WAS FLAT ENOUGH AND LONG ENOUGH, SO HE LANDED ON THE
GEAR AND WOULD HAVE BEEN OK, IF NOT FOR THE T-POST FENCE ABOUT HALFWAY
THROUGH THE FIELD!
THOSE T POSTS ARE PRETTY TOUGH ON WING LEADING EDGES!
BOTH SIDES OF THE 1 PIECE WING HAVE SERIOUS IMPACT DAMAGE AND THE RIGHT WING HAS A CUT UNDERNEATH AS WELL!
THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR DO NOT SHOW ANY DAMAGE, BUT THE RIGHT AILERON
IS DAMAGED AND THE OUTBOARD GEAR DOORS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE A FEW SMALL
TWEAKS. THE SPECIAL INBOARD DOORS THAT ONLY A 252 HAS ARE UNDAMAGED!
THE FIBERGLASS LOWER COWL IS INTACT BUT IS CRACKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER. VERY REPAIRABLE!
THE TOP COWL IS UNDAMAGED.
THE FIREWALL IS ALSO UNDAMAGED, AND IN FACT THERE IS NO DAMAGE OF ANY KIND TO THE FUSELAGE, FROM FRONT TO BACK!
IN ORDER TO MOVE THE AIRPLANE FROM THE FIELD, THE SHOP THAT HAD BEEN
DOING MAINTENANCE AND ANNUALS ON THIS AIRPLANE DRILLED OUT THE RIVETS ON
THE TAILCONE AND SEPERATED IT FROM THE FORWARD FUSELAGE, JUST AFT OF
THE CABIN.
THIS IS THE PROPER METHOD OF TRANSPORTING A MOONEY, AND THE SHOP KNOWS
MOONEYS AND DID A GOOD JOB OF SEPERATING THE TAILCONE SO THERE IS NO
FURTHER DAMAGE.
THE TAIL FEATHERS ON A MOONEY, ANY MOONEY, ARE EASY TO REMOVE IN ONE PIECE, WHICH THEY ALSO DID.
THE TAIL FEATHERS DO NOT SHOW ANY IMPACT DAMAGE.
SOME OF THE FEATURES ON THIS PARTICULAR AIRPLANE ARE FAIRLY STANDARD FOR
A 252, AS MOST OF THE 252 FLEET WERE PRETTY DELUX FROM THE FACTORY, BUT
THIS AIRPLANE IS TOP OF THE LINE ALL THE WAY!!
INTERESTINGLY, SINCE THE 252 AND THE M20F, M20G, M20J (201), M20K (231)
ARE BASED ON THE SAME FUSELAGE, ALL OF THE VERY COOL FEATURES OF THIS
252 WILL FIT THE OLDER AIRPLANES, ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1967!
AND COOL FEATURES ABOUND ON THIS AIRPLANE!!!
OUTSIDE, THERE ARE SPEED BRAKES!
AND UPSWEPT WINGTIPS WITH ENCLOSED LIGHTS (LEFT TIP HAS SOME FIBERGLASS
CRACKING AT THE REAR, BUT IS INTACT, AND VERY EASILY REPAIRABLE).
THIS AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 1 PIECE FIBERGLASS BELLY, WHICH IS
INTACT AND UNDAMAGED! FASTER IN CRUISE THAN THE INDIVIDUAL LAPPED AND
SCREWED BELLY SKINS, AND FAR BETTER/EASIER FOR MAINTENANCE.
AND THEN THERE ARE ALL THE GOODIES INSIDE!
START WITH THE SEATS!
ALTHOUGH THE SAME GENERAL SIZE AS THE 67-84 SEATS, EACH OF THESE FRON
SEATS IS MULTI-ADJUSTABLE, INCLUDING NORMAL FORE-AFT, PLUS VERTICALLY
ADJUSTING FOR TALL OR SHORTER THAN AVERAGE, PLUS INFINITE BACKREST ANGLE
ADJUSTMENT!
THESE SEATS WERE NOT OFFERED UNTIL THE MID 80’S AND FEW ORDERED THEM
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST, SO THEY ARE RARELY AVAILABLE AND ALWAYS
EXPENSIVE!
THE REAR SEATS ON THE 84 AND UP MOONEYS, INCLUDING THIS 252, ARE
INDIVIDUAL BUCKETS WITH NICE BOLSTERS THAT ARE DESIGNED WITH A SPECIAL
SUPPORT THAT ALLOWS THE REAR SEAT FULL SIZED BOTTOMS TO BE REMOVED WITH
VELCRO, WHICH THEN ALLOWS THE SEATBACKS TO FOLD FORWARD
INDIVIDUALLY INTO THE WELL FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE BOTTOM.
THIS PROVIDES A NOW FLAT FLOOR IN THE ENTIRE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT
SEATS, BLENDING INTO THE EXISTING BAGGAGE AREA, FOR HAULING LARGER OR
LONGER ITEMS WITH EASE!
NO COMPARISON WITH THE BENCH REAR SEAT OF MOST MOONEYS, EVEN 201’S.
EASY TO CONVERT BACK IN FORTH IN 2-3 MINUTES, AND CAN FOLD ONLY 1 FLAT AND USE THE OTHER!!
HARD TO BUY INDIVIDUALLY FROM SALVAGE, AS THE SUPPORT FOR THE SEAT PAN
IS PART OF THE UPGRADE/CONVERSION, SO YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO
THE WHOLE PLANE!
THE SAME COULD BE SAID FOR THE SLOPED WINDSHIELD, AND THE LATEST STYLE OF WRAP-AROUND DASH AS WELL!
RETRACTOR REEL SHOULDER HARNESSES FOR THE FRONT SEATS.
ALL 4 SEATS ALSO HAVE SEPARATE HEADRESTS.
THE DASH ON THIS 252 IS LOADED WITH GOODIES.
THE BEST AUTOPILOT MOONEY EVER INSTALLED IN THE 1980’S AND 1990’S, THE KING KFC-150!
THIS IS A FULL FEATURED ALTITUDE HOLD SYSTEM, WITH GLIDESLOPE COUPLING,
AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL ELECTRIC TRIM, HEADING HOLD AND WING LEVELING,
RADIO TRACKING…….
AND ALTITUDE PRESELECTOR AND VERTICAL SPEED CONTROL!!
I AM A MOONEY OWNER, AND MY 92 MOONEY HAS THIS KFC 150 WITH ALTITUDE PRESELECT/VERTICAL SPEED SELECT. I LOVE IT!!
REDUCE YOUR WORKLOAD AND BE MORE PRECISE THAN REASONABLE WHEN HAND FLYING!
WHEN COMBINED WITH SPEED BRAKES (LIKE THIS 252 HAS), YOU CAN SET YOUR DESCENT PROFILE AND GO ON TO OTHER TASKS!
THIS SYSTEM COMES WITH THE COMPLETE KING KCS-55A HSI AND THE KING FLIGHT DIRECTOR AS WELL!
SPECIAL KING ENCODING ALTIMETER IS PART OF THE PRE-SELECT SYSTEM, AND INCLUDED!
OTHER TOYS INCLUDE:
DIGITAL TACH, DIGITAL CHRONOMETER, 4 PLACE INTERCOM.
ELECTRICALLY POWERED BACKUP VACUMN PUMP FOR EMERGENCIES!
THE AVIONICS ARE LEGACY KING UNITS, INCLUDING KX-165 NAV-COM WITH
GLIDESLOPE INDICATOR, KNS -80 RNAV, KY 196 DIGITAL COMM, KR-87 ADF WITH
RMI INDICATOR, KT-76A MODE “C” TRANSPONDER AND A WX-10A STORMSCOPE.
THE TSIO-360 ENGINE, PROP AND EXHAUST ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING
DUE TO THE REPORTED PROP STRIKE. REPLACEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE, OF COURSE.
DUE TO THE DESIREABLE NATURE OF THE 252, THE “TOP OF THE PYRAMID”
MOONEY, AND THE LACK OF DAMAGE TO MOST OF THIS AIRFRAME (EXCEPT THE
WING), THIS IS A WORTHWHILE REBUILD PROJECT!
A WING FROM A 231 IS THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE INBOARD GEAR DOORS, AND
THAT AREA DOES NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE ON THIS AIRCRAFT, SO A WING SWAP
MAKES SENSE!
OR OF COURSE, SOMEONE WITH A MID-BODY MOONEY (M20F, G, J OR K/231) MIGHT
CONSIDER ALL OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES ON THIS AIRCRAFT TO BE DESIREABLE
TO INSTALL ON THEIR AIRCRAFT, TO MAKE IT “THE TOP” AS WELL!
LOCATED AT THE WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA AIRPORT, SOUTH OF SAN FRAN.
WE WILL PAY THE STORAGE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, AND MORE TIME IS AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED IT, AT YOUR COST.
THE ORIGINAL LOGBOOK WAS LOST BY THE OWNER IN 1994, WITH A STATEMENT IN
THE 1994 LOG COPY THAT STATES TACH TIME IS TOTAL TIME ( 1,389 AT THAT
TIME) AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGE HISTORY. THESE LOG COPIES GO TO
2010.
A NEW SHOP STARTED A NEW LOGBOOK IN 2011, AND THIS SHOP DID MOST OF THE
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS UNTIL THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL, WHICH JUST
EXPIRED DECEMBER OF 2024!
THIS IS THE SAME SHOP THAT DID THE AIRCRAFT DISASSEMBLY.
SOLD WITH LOGBOOKS AS LISTED, PLUS THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.
AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE!
AND THE KEYS!
VERY RARE AND DESIREABLE, AND YOU CAN BUY IT HERE CHEAP!!
GOOD BIDDING!
WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT DOES NOT OBTAIN REPAIR ESTIMATES, AS WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE ONLY FACILITATE THE SALE OF REBUILDABLE AIRCRAFT TO THOSE DESIRING TO SAVE MONEY OR HAVE MORE AIRPLANE THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY.
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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