1959 BONANZA K-35, IO-520BB, TIP TANKS, GEAR UP, CHEAP!
THE BEECHCRAFT BONANZA WAS DESIGNED AS A FAST, COMFORTABLE TRAVELING AIRPLANE FOR UP TO 4 PEOPLE!
THE V-TAIL AIRFRAME HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF UPGRADES TO NUMEROUS TO MENTION, SOME FROM THE FACTORY, OTHERS FROM THE AFTERMARKET BY S.T.C., DESIGNED TO MAKE THE AIRPLANE FASTER, FLY FARTHER, BE QUIETER AND MORE COMFORTABLE AND BE SAFER.
THIS AIRCRAFT HAS MANY OF THE MOST DESIREABLE UPDATES INSTALLED!
NUMBER ONE ON MOST SPEED FREAK LISTS IS THE IO-520BB ENGINE INSTALLATION!
FOR VIRTUALLY NO ADDED WEIGHT, THE 35 H.P. INCREASE IN POWER OF THE IO-520BB ENGINE OVER THE FACTORY IO-470 IMPROVES PERFORMANCE IN EVERY WAY!
FASTER CRUISE SPEED!
BETTER RATE OF CLIMB!
SHORTER TAKEOFF ROLL!
INSTALLED WITH THE D’SHANNON INSTALLATION KIT AND USING THEIR S.T.C.
THE ENGINE INSTALLED WAS REBUILT BY ULTIMATE ENGINES OF MENA ARKANSAS IN 2000 WITH NEW CYLINDERS, GAMI FUEL INJECTORS AND FLOW BALANCED CYLINDERS!
TIME SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL NOW IS 1,536.
PROBABLY THE SECOND MOST DESIREABLE UPGRADE ON A BONANZA IS TIP TANKS!
THE EXTRA FUEL, IN THIS CASE 30 GALLONS FROM 2 15 GALLON TANKS, ADDS ABOUT 2 HOURS TO THE FLIGHT TIME, ALLOWING LONG CROSS COUNTRY LEGS OR OUT AND BACK TRIPS WITHOUT REFUELING!!
WITH UP TO 94 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, A RANGE OF UP TO 1,200 MILES IS POSSIBLE, OR 600 MILES EACH WAY UNREFUELED!
A BETTER WAY OF THINKING ABOUT IT IS:
YOU WILL NEVER WORRY ABOUT HAVING ENOUGH FUEL FOR YOUR DESIRED TRIP WITH A TIP-TANKED BONANZA!
OTHER UPGRADES ON THIS AIRPLANE ARE:
A SPEED SLOPE 1 PIECE HEAVY WINDSHIELD
FRAMELESS HEAVY SIDE WINDOWS WITH CALL WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES
UPGRADED INSTRUMENT LAYOUT ON THE DASH
SHOULDER HARNESSES FOR THE FRONT SEATERS!
VENTED LOWER FRONT COWLING INSERTS
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT RUDDERVATOR SKINS LATELY, AS THE MAGNESIUM SKINS ON THESE 65 YEAR OLD AIRPLANES, MANY OF WHOM WERE STORED OUTSIDE IN THE EARLY YEARS, HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE CORRODED AND UNSAFE.
UNTIL AN S.T.C. FOR REPLACEMENT SKINS WAS JUST APPROVED THIS YEAR, NEW SKINS FOR THESE CRITICAL PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE, AT ANY PRICE!
WITH THE S.T.C. NOW APPROVED, THE COST TO INSTALL NEW SKINS ON BOTH ELEVATORS IS IN EXCESS OF $25,000!
THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BRAND NEW FACTORY SKINS INSTALLED IN 1997 AND HAS BEEN HANGARED REGULARLY SINCE!
SO THESE RUDDERVATORS LOOK GREAT! THEY ARE WORTH ALMOST AS MUCH AS WE ARE ASKING FOR THE WHOLE AIRPLANE!!
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT BROKE GROUND AND FOLDED THE GEAR, THEN SETTLED BACK ONTO THE GRASS RUNWAY AND LANDED GEAR UP!
UNLIKE A GEAR UP ON ASPHAULT, THE BELLY IS NOT SCRAPED UP, BUT SEVERAL BELLY SKINS ARE DENTED AND WRINKLED.
THE INBOARD MAIN GEAR DOORS AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ARE ALSO WRINKLED.
THE EXHAUST PIPES (NOT THE MUFFLERS) ARE FLATTENED AND WILL REQUIRE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT.
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SCRAPING, THE SPAR CARRYTHOUGH BULKHEAD WHICH IS OFTEN SCRAPED THROUGH ON A BONANZA GEAR UP IS NOT DAMAGED HERE!!
ALSO NOT DAMAGED IS THE FRONT NOSE BOWL FORWARD OF THE COWLING, COMMONLY SCRAPED AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT ON A TAR GEAR UP!
THERE IS NO KNOWN LANDING GEAR DAMAGE FROM THIS INCIDENT!
AND NO DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE AIRPLANE!
NO WING, FLAP, AILERON OR TIP TANK DAMAGE!
NO TAILCONE OR TAIL FEATHER DAMAGE!
NO DAMAGE TO THE GLASS, AND THE DOOR CLOSES WELL!
INSIDE THE AIRPLANE LOOKS GOOD, WITH THE REAR SEAT LEATHER IN PERFECT SHAPE, WHILE THE FRONTS SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE SHEEPSKINS ADDED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, A FEW OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AND A FEW OF THE RADIO UNITS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE.
STILL INSTALLED ARE NARCO AUDIO PANEL CP-136M WITH MARKER BEACONS
A GOOD 4 PLACE INTERCOM SYSTEM
NARCO DIGITAL NAV RECEIVER NAV 824
NARCO DIGITAL DME 890
THERE ARE TRAYS AND WIRING INSTALLED FOR ADDITIONAL NARCO EQUIPMENT IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK THAT WAY, OR INSTALL YOUR CHOICE OF MORE MODERN STUFF!
WIRED FOR AN STEC 50 AUTOPILOT, WE WILL HAVE THOSE COMPONANTS AVAILABLE SEPERATELY FOR ANYONE INTERESTED.
LAST ANNUAL JUST EXPIRED OCTOBER 2025 AND LAST MAINTENANCE PERFORMED 5/2025, THIS AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN 100 HOURS SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL, NOT A SITTER!!
LOCATED IN LILIAN ALABAMA, A BEAUTIFUL AREA NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA AND NOT FAR FROM MOBILE, ALABAMA.
WE WILL PAY THE TIE-DOWN FEE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.
SOLD WITH LOGBOOKS FOR THE AIRFRAME SINCE DAY 1 IN 1959 TO THE PRESENT, PLUS A CRAZY AMOUNT OF SUPPORTING PAPERWORK, INCLUDING S.T.C.S, POH AND FLIGHT MANUAL.
AND THE ENGINE LOGS SINCE THE VERY DETAILED OVERHAUL, AND THE PROP LOG!
AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE!
AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE!
THIS IS A FANTASTIC PROJECT, AT SUCH A LOW PRICE YOUR BUDDIES WON’T BELIEVE YOU BOUGHT AN UPDATED, IO-520BB POWERED, TIP-TANKED BONANZA THIS CHEAP!
IN FACT THE PRICE IS SO CHEAP, AN EXISTING BONANZA OWNER MIGHT BUY THE AIRPLANE JUST FOR THE IO-520BB CORE AND S.T.C. PLUS THE TIPTANKS AND OTHER MODS!
Price: $17,950
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Location: LILIAN ALABAMA, United States
