Are Mooney Prices Dropping Or What?

[dkkim73]

1 hour ago, carusoam said:

a fully worn out plane and a fully worn out house…

"well-loved"

[skykrawler]

The mods are good.  But the airplane is a project - interior is spent,  virtually no panel updates, no autopilot.  There could be history.   I see it has one of those electric aileron trim tabs.   So the price seems reasonable as a starting point.

 

[Fritz1]

had dinner in NYC last Friday night, did not feel the usual exuberance and vibe in my favorite steak house, maybe just a quiet evening, maybe things are not going through the roof as we speak, add to that uncertainty about parts supply, avgas supply, airplane sales prices are off covid / post covid highs, drop is almost imperceivable, like houses 1-2 % is listed for sale total about 200 Mooneys on controller / tradeaplane, has not changed much

[AndreiC]

I tried comparing this plane in my head with the 1970 E I bought 3 years ago from Jimmy for $85k. I figure overall mine was about $6k more expensive, but indeed the difference is not as great as I thought. So maybe prices have gone down 6-8% in the last three years, but this could be more of a rounding error or not checking the log books of the above plane carefully (for example, I don't know when the landing shock disks were replaced; and I did not check if the prop on the above plane is the no-AD one).

Here is the comparison.  Mine was $85k. On the negative side for mine, the paint is serviceable, but definitely worse than on the plane from Indy: -$7k. Interior was about the same (bad). Mine has no speed mods, a 3-blade prop, and the slower wing made in the 1970s: $-$5k (maybe more). On the plus side, mine has a 430w, an STEC 30 autopilot, and ADS-B out: $+12k. J-model yokes: +$1k. 1000 hours less on the engine: +$25k. Electric gear with later model actuator and relatively new no-back spring: $3k. So about $6k difference after all the pluses and minuses. 

[DCarlton]

On 9/22/2025 at 2:51 PM, NickG said:

I've sold 5 J's at good prices in the last 6 weeks or so. Have more buyers looking for J's. Have 2 buyers looking at 252's as well. Vintage and newer long bodies are definitely softening. Later model mid bodies still doing well. Also, well equipped/maintained/Lower engine hour long bodies still in demand. 

Got a web site?  I tried the one in your profile and it's a dead end.  

[DCarlton]

On 9/23/2025 at 5:55 AM, 1980Mooney said:

And Indy Air Sales is a longtime broker located in the Midwest with a respectable reputation. Logs are available to anyone that wants to email Indy with interest. 

Been following them for a long time.  They price planes to sell; not to sit for a year or two.  Theirs an obvious delta between their asking prices and the rest of the market.  

[Freddb34]

I just picked up an M20E model with 276SMOH, 5500TT, Avidyne 440, new fuel bladders and a working PC control for $60k.  J-bar gear and hydraulic flaps should make for "lower" maintenance costs. Most of my flying is by myself with my wife making up the majority of the rest, so don't really need a long body.  Would rather have the speed!  

[NickG]

2 hours ago, DCarlton said:

Got a web site?  I tried the one in your profile and it's a dead end.  

We have a redesign ongoing that should launch next week. My email is nick@ovationaviationroup.com

[ArtVandelay]

Here are the average of prices for Js on controller, slight decline.

$ Date #
166140 02/17/24 22
165409 03/09/24 21
165800 03/24/24 22
167039 03/28/24 21
169032 04/09/24 22
170165 04/13/24 20
169760 04/20/24 20
159537 05/21/24 20
163797 05/23/24 21
163803 05/27/24 21
162422 05/28/24 21
162380 05/31/24 19
164374 06/20/24 21
161653 06/29/24 20
165210 07/07/24 20
162013 07/21/24 22
165115 08/12/24 20
157711 08/25/24 18
167902 09/02/24 21
163297 09/12/24 23
162518 09/21/24 24
163522 10/04/24 23
156234 10/31/24 19
156852 12/23/24 25
152442 01/19/25 26
154118 02/02/25 26
156345 02/16/25 26
155668 03/30/25 25
160621 04/16/25 26
158166 05/02/25 25
157868 05/15/25 26
162855 06/03/25 26
164928 06/18/25 27
155852 08/08/25 25
161675 08/20/25 25
157996 09/24/25 22