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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS 2A3

Mooney Aircraft Corporation

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 44 12/19/1997 📄 TCDS PDF (direct) ↗ drs.faa.gov ↗

Applicable airworthiness directives (74)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Mooney Aircraft Corporation × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 2024-08082 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes 2024-04-17
  • 2023-12417 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines 2023-06-12
  • 2023-01730 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney International Corporation Airplanes 2023-01-27
  • 2022-16139 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines 2022-07-27
  • 2020-17902 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-08-17
  • 2020-16592 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-07-31
  • 2019-00104 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc., Evolution Flight Display Units 2019-01-23
  • 2014-18016 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney International Corporation Airplanes 2014-08-05
  • 2012-6521 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. (Mooney) Airplanes 2012-03-20
  • 2012-4176 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. (Mooney) Airplanes 2012-02-29
  • 2011-20519 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines 2011-08-12
  • 2010-14991 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-32R-301T and PA-46-350P Airplanes 2010-06-23
  • 2010-3288 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-32R-301T and PA-46-350P Airplanes 2010-02-19
  • E9-30732 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-12-31
  • E9-25290 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ()HC-()2Y(K,R)-() Series Propellers 2009-10-27
  • E9-18118 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-07-30
  • E8-21125 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-09-15
  • E8-11116 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-05-19
  • E8-828 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International GSM 85 Servo Gearbox Units 2008-01-22
  • E7-24855 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Compact Series Propellers 2007-12-26
  • E7-16416 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International GSM 85 Servo Gearbox Units 2007-08-21
  • E7-3575 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Airplane Company, Inc., (Mooney) Models M20M and M20R Airplanes 2007-03-05
  • E6-18724 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Airplane Company, Inc., (Mooney) Models M20M and M20R Airplanes 2006-11-07
  • E6-15958 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines. 2006-09-29
  • E6-14691 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )2Y( )-( ) Series Propellers 2006-09-08
  • E6-13238 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Compact Series Propellers 2006-08-14
  • 06-5127 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2006-06-06
  • 06-4646 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Incorporated (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Connecting Rods 2006-05-18
  • 06-2759 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and LO-360 Series Reciprocating Engines 2006-03-23
  • E6-2651 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2006-02-24
  • 06-957 Airworthiness Directives; Aero Advantage ADV200 Series (Part Numbers ADV211CC and ADV212CW) Vacuum Pumps 2006-02-07
  • E5-7815 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and LO-360 Series Reciprocating Engines 2005-12-27
  • 05-24449 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2005-12-27
  • 05-23430 Airworthiness Directives; McCauley Propeller Systems Propeller Assemblies Models 2D34C53/74E-X; D2A34C58/90AT-X; 3AF32C87/82NC-X; D3AF32C87/82NC-X; D3A32C88/82NC-X; D3A32C90/82NC-X; and 3AF34C92/90LF-X. 2005-11-30
  • 05-19940 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Incorporated (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Connecting Rods 2005-10-05
  • 05-18323 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360, AEIO-540, IO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 Series Reciprocating Engines 2005-09-16
  • 05-17893 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2005-09-09
  • 05-17667 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Propellers 2005-09-09
  • 05-14575 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360, AEIO-540, IO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 Series Reciprocating Engines 2005-07-22
  • 05-10864 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems 2005-06-07
  • 05-9366 Airworthiness Directives; Aero Advantage ADV200 Series (Part Numbers ADVPL211CC and ADVPL212CW) Vacuum Pumps 2005-05-11
  • 05-4239 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems 2005-03-04
  • 05-832 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2005-01-19
  • 04-28492 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Propellers 2004-12-29
  • 04-26915 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, and M20J Airplanes 2004-12-09
  • 04-25595 Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Airplane Company, Inc., Model M20M Airplanes 2004-11-22
  • 04-22586 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2004-10-07
  • 04-11438 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders 2004-05-21
  • 04-5262 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 Series Reciprocating Engines 2004-03-15
  • 03-31978 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders 2003-12-30

+ 24 older AD(s) — browse all ADs ↗

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (9)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 23.32
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Former holders

  • Mooney Aircraft Corporation
  • Mooney Aircraft Corporation\Mooney Aviation Company Inc

Engineering specs · extracted from TCDS PDF

Surface-extracted from the actual TCDS PDF (regex on the agency's own text). Multi-model TCDS have one set of specs per Model section; we show the union. The linked PDF remains the authoritative source.

Vne

195kt

never exceed

Vno

174kt

max struct cruise

Va

127kt

maneuvering

Vfe

110kt

flaps extended

Max gross

2,450lbs

Seats

4

Fuel

49gal

Oil

2gal

Engines (per TCDS)

  • — Textron-Lycoming O-320
  • — Textron-Lycoming O-360-A1A or AID
  • — Textron-Lycoming O-360-A1 A or A1 D
  • — Textron-Lycoming O-360-A1D or O-360-A1A
  • — Textron-Lycoming O-360-A1D or 0-360-A2D
  • — IO-360-A1A
  • — Textron-Lycoming IO-360-A1A
  • — Textron-Lycoming O-360-A1D

Fuel grade 80 octane minimum grade aviation gasoline

Fleet view · 6,082 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

4

n=6,082

Horsepower

180

180–300

Cruise (kts)

127

126–127

Year of mfr

1975

1956–2015

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING I0360 SER 1,874
  • LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 1,538
  • LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C 783
  • CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER 649
  • CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES 361
  • LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 222
  • CONT MOTOR IO-550-G 84
  • LYCOMING 0-360-A1D 45

NTSB events

1,325

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

419

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.22 events / tail · 0.07 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.