N78961 — MOONEY M20C Aircraft Profile

N78961

MOONEY M20C

SHERMAN, TX

Valid

Mfr Year: 1961

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Registrant

SCHUSTER CHRISTOPHER J

Registration Exp

Feb 28, 2030

Airworthiness Date

Dec 20, 1961

Cert Issue Date

Feb 3, 2017

Seats

Engines

Cruise Speed

127 kts

Max Weight

CLASS 1

Engine Type

Reciprocating

Aircraft Type

Fixed wing single engine

Fractional

Last Activity

Oct 7, 2023

🛠️ Airworthiness Directive Exposure & Fleet Context

This MOONEY M20C airframe/engine combination has 50 current type-applicable Airworthiness Directives (52 airframe, 0 engine) and 2 historical. AD applicability is type-based — compliance status for N78961 must be verified against the aircraft maintenance logbooks.

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N78961 is one of 1,358 MOONEY M20C aircraft on the U.S. registry · fleet median year 1965.

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