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1968 MOONEY M20C RANGER AIRFRAME, ONLY 3127 TT, EARLY GEAR RETRACTION, DAMAGED, CHEAP !!
BY 1968, MOONEY HAD MODERNIZED THE DASH OF THE M20 SERIES, TO A 6 PACK SETUP, WITH A PLEASING ARRANGEMENT, AND NEAT LOOKING WOODGRAIN PANELS.
THE EXTERIOR WAS ALSO MODERNIZED WITH THE NOW FAMILIAR SQUARE WINDOWS, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE 201 CAME FROM !!
THIS AIRPLANE HAS A VERY LOW 3127 HOURS TOTAL TIME, AND IT"S ALMOST A TIME CAPSULE
WHAT ABOUT THAT RACY, TWO-TONE GREEN PAINT?
NOT MODERN, BUT MAYBE RETRO?
INSIDE, THE SEATS AND TRIM HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO A GOOD, NEUTRAL TAN, SO THAT"S BETTER.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CORPORATE PILOT/OWNER OF THIS AIRPLANE GOT A LITTLE TOO ANXIOUS ON TAKE-OFF ONE DAY, AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE HE HAD A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB !!
TO HIS CHAGRIN, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN AS THE GEAR CAME UP, AND HE SKIDDED ON THE BELLY !!
AS YOU CAN SEE. THERE IS SCRAPING DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OF THE FORWARD BELLY SKINS, ALMOST ALL OF THEM BOLT ON, NOT RIVIT ON (AS THE MOONEY HAS A REINFORCED ROLL CAGE, THE BELLY PANELS ARE AERODYNAMIC, NOT STRUCTURAL, SO FOR EASY INSPECTION, THEY SIMPLY ATTACH WITH SCREWS !!
SUPER CONVENIENT IF SOME OF THEM GET SCRAPED, AS YOU CAN JUST SREW ON REPLACEMENTS !!
IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRPLANE RODE ON THE STEP FOR SOME TIME, AS THE SCRAPING TO THE BELLY SKINS SEEMS LESS THAN I NORMALLY SEE.
THE OTHER THING THAT IS NOT REALLY NORMAL IS THE SCRAPING TO THE RIGHT WING TIP LOWER, WHICH IS NOT MIRRORED ON THE LEFT SIDE.
EITHER AS A REACTION TO THE AIRCRAFTS ATTEMPTS TO GO DOWN ON THE LEFT DUE TO THE STEP HOLDING UP THE RIGHT SIDE, OR POSSIBLY A GUST OF WIND, THERE IS A SCRAPE AND SMALL TEAR TO THE RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN, A SMALL SCRAPE TO THE OUTBOARD FLAP HANGER BRACKET, AND A SMAL WRINKLE ON THE OUTBOARD TOP SKIN. ALL STRAIGHTFORWARD PATCH/STRAIGHTEN OR REPLACE.
THE STEP SUPPORT AREA, WHICH WAS TAKING SO MUCH OF THE LOAD, BUCKLED, SO THERE IS SOME WRINKLING THERE
ALL OF THE CONTROL SURFACES ARE UNDAMAGED, WITH THE LOWER AFT OF THE RIGHT AILERON ONLY HAVING A LIGHT SCRAPE, NOT REQUIRING REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.
THE REST OF THE AIRFRAME SHOWS NO DAMAGE !!
ALL GEAR LOOKS GOOD, BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ARE SCRAPED
THE FUSELAGE HAS NO OTHER DAMAGE
THE PROPELLOR WAS BENT ON BOTH BLADES, OF COURSE, SO THE 0-360 ENGINE SUFFERED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE, AND REQUIRED A PROP STRIKE INSPECTION, SO IT HAS BEEN REMOVED AT THE ENGINE MOUNT, AND THIS AIRFRAME IS BEING SOLD WITHOUT THE ENGINE OR IT"S BOLT ON ACCESSORIES
ALL OF THE HARDWARE IS STILL THERE AND INCLUDED, AND ALL CABLES WERE UNBOLTED, NOT CUT, PLANNING FOR RE-INSTALLATION. NOT A HACK JOB.
NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT.
CARB AIR BOX IS INCLUDED
THE DASH IS COMPLETE WITH ALL LATE MODEL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS, BUT ALL OF THE AVIONICS UNITS WERE REMOVED, TRAYS AND ALL, AND ARE NOT INCLUDED.
SOLD WITH FAA BILL OF SALE, AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS, AND OTHER PAPERWORK, SO THIS IS A REAL AIRPLANE, READY FOR REPAIR, NOT JUST A JUMBLE OF PARTS. !!
LOCATED AT THE TOLEDO SUBURBAN AIRPORT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY IN LAMBERTVILLE, MICHIGAN.
WE WILL PAY FOR STORAGE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION AT NO CHARGE TO THE BUYER.
WHETHER REMOVAL IS BY FERRYING OR DISASSEMBLING MUST BE TOTALY DETERMINED BY THE BUYER OR YOUR MECHANIC.
LOTS OF GOOD, FAST AIRPLANE, FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY !!
BUY IT NOW !!
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT……LAMBERTVILLE,MI..…….. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR MOVING OF THIS AIRPLANE SORRY. 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! Current date: 2015-10-08