Maule M5, Beechcraft Duke B60, Cessna 180K Skywagon, and Mooney M20J Parts Coming From BAS Disassembly
Posted by Clinton McJenkin on Jul 22nd 2026
Another piston group is moving into BAS disassembly, and this one is not a neat little family portrait. It brings a Maule M5, Beechcraft Duke B60, Cessna 180K Skywagon, and Mooney M20J into the same shop cycle, which means tailwheel utility, pressurized twin complexity, Cessna workhorse hardware, and Mooney efficiency all in one lineup. Specific parts will be listed as each aircraft is cataloged, photographed, and added to the BAS store. For owners, mechanics, and shops supporting these fleets, this is a group worth watching before the useful pieces get their next assignment.
Some piston weeks arrive like a matched set. This is not that week.
This group looks more like a well-used airport toolbox: a Maule M5 with short-field manners, a Beechcraft Duke B60 with pressurized twin complexity, a Cessna 180K Skywagon with utility written into its bones, and a Mooney M20J that made speed the clean way.
That is the better story anyway.
These aircraft did not come from the same corner of general aviation. They were built for different owners, different runways, different missions, and very different maintenance conversations. Now they are in the same place for the same reason: BAS disassembly, component recovery, and useful piston aircraft parts moving back toward the fleets that still need them.
The arrival details are not the headline here. The parts are.
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Maule M5
The Tailwheel Utility Knife From The Short-Field Drawer
The Maule M5 is the kind of airplane that does not need ramp polish to make its point. It was built for utility, short-field work, and pilots who understand that useful is a higher compliment than fancy. High wing, steel-tube and fabric construction, fixed tailwheel gear, and STOL-minded design choices give the M5 the personality Maule owners tend to respect: practical, capable, and not afraid of a runway with opinions.
The M5 grew from the earlier Maule M-4 idea with more short-field capability baked into the design. For parts buyers, that matters because Maule aircraft support often comes down to aircraft-specific pieces that are not always waiting politely on a shelf. Doors, windows, control surfaces, flap and tail components, tailwheel hardware, brake and wheel items, cabin pieces, cowling, fuel system parts, lighting, and Maule airframe hardware can all matter when one of these airplanes is still out working.
This Maule M5 came to BAS after a braking issue during landing closed its flying chapter as a complete aircraft. That is enough of the arrival story. The useful part starts now, as the aircraft moves through the BAS shop for disassembly, cataloging, photos, pricing, and listing.
Parts Recovery To Be Cataloged From This Maule M5
Specific recoverable components will be confirmed as the aircraft moves through the shop. Watch for traceable as-removed inventory from categories such as:
- Lycoming O-540-J1A5D (prop strike)
- Hartzell 2 blade prop hub
Garmin GNS-430W(SOLD)- Aspen EFD1000 MAX
- PS Engineering PMA8000G Bluetooth audio panel
- King KX-155 Nav/Comm (14V, GS)
- King KT-76A Transponder
- Uavionix SkyBeacon ADS-B out transmitter (wing tip)
- 31” Alsakan Bushwheel tires P/ 31136.R
- ABI wheels and brakes
- Brakes ABI-30-52N
- Garmin GI-106A VOR/LOC Indicator
Beechcraft B60
A Cabin-Class Twin With Expensive Opinions
The Beechcraft Duke B60 is Beechcraft at its most Beechcraft: handsome, pressurized, complicated, and not especially interested in being the cheap seat. It was built for owners who wanted more presence than a Baron and a different kind of piston-twin personality than the usual cabin-class crowd. Retractable gear, pressurization, turbocharged piston power, club seating, and a rear airstair door gave the Duke a very specific place on the ramp.
The B60 was the final Duke variant, and it carries the mature version of the line’s identity. It is fast, stylish, systems-heavy, and famously particular. That makes Beechcraft Duke B60 parts worth watching because this airplane is not supported by generic hardware and wishful thinking. Duke operators and shops care about pressurization components, turbocharged engine support items, landing gear hardware, cabin trim, electrical components, instruments, control system parts, interior pieces, doors, windows, and airframe hardware that actually belongs to the platform.
This Duke B60 came to BAS after a gear-related landing event ended its time as a complete aircraft. Keep that part short. Keep the shop work useful. BAS will work through the aircraft, identify the recoverable components, and move traceable as-removed Duke parts back toward owners, operators, and maintenance shops that know exactly how specific these airplanes can be.
Parts Recovery To Be Cataloged From This Beechcraft Duke B60
Specific recoverable components will be confirmed through BAS disassembly and cataloging. Watch for traceable as-removed inventory from categories such as:
- X2 Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4 enginesn (prop struck)
- X2 Hartzell props (no strike)
- Boundary Layer Research Winglets (no paperwork)
- Cleveland wheels and brakes (kit P/N 199-73)
- Landing gear motor
- King radar display
- X2 Collins VIR-351 Nav / VHF-251 Comm units
- Collins AMR-350 Audio panel
- King KT-76A Transponder
- Trimble 2000 Approach GPS
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Cessna 180K
The Tailwheel Cessna That Kept The Work Boots On
The Cessna 180K Skywagon lives in the practical end of the Cessna family tree, which is not a small compliment. The 180 was built as a conventional gear utility airplane with more muscle than the 170, a strong connection to the later 182 and 185 family, and the kind of working-airplane reputation that does not need much decoration. Wheels, floats, skis, short strips, utility flying, personal travel, backcountry work, and honest hauling all fit the Skywagon story.
The 180K brought later-production Skywagon refinement, including the O-470-U era, strengthened tailwheel, T-style instrument layout, and larger 185-style dorsal fairing. For parts buyers, Cessna 180K Skywagon parts are not collector trivia. They are working inventory for owners and shops supporting a fleet that still gets used hard and cared for seriously.
This Cessna 180K came to BAS after a forced landing in a field closed its flying chapter as a complete airplane. Now the shop work begins. BAS will focus on recoverable components, clear documentation, actual photos, published pricing, and getting useful Skywagon parts back into circulation for aircraft still doing the job.
Parts Recovery To Be Cataloged From This Cessna 180K Skywagon
Specific recoverable components will be confirmed as the aircraft moves through BAS disassembly. Watch for traceable as-removed inventory from categories such as:
- P Ponk converted O-470-50 engine (prop strike)
- Hartzell 3-blade prop hub, “B” hub
Main gear and tailwheel spring(SOLD)- Garmin GTN-650Xi GPS/Nav/Comm
- Garmin GTX-345 ADS-B In/Out Transponder
- Garmin GFC-500 Autopilot
- GMC controller
- X2 GSA-28 Servos
- X2 Garmin GSB-15 USB-A/C dual ports
- X2 Garmin GI-275 indicators
- Electronics International CGR-30 Engine monitoring system
- PS Engineering PMA-450C Bluetooth audio panel
- ABI Baby Bushwheel Tailwheel fork
- Jack Screw inspection plates
- QMI Trim Wheel
- QMI Tail cone reinforcement
- Reduced diameter fuel caps
- ABI-1010 main wheel (only have one)
- Rosen visor rails (both lens’ are cracked)
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Mooney M20J
The 201 That Treated Drag Like A Personal Problem
The Mooney M20J is what happens when an airplane company decides drag is not a detail, it is the enemy. The M20 family is known for efficient speed, low-wing construction, retractable tricycle gear, four-seat travel, and a tail profile that nobody confuses with anything else. The M20J 201 sharpened that identity into one of the best-known personal traveling airplanes in the piston fleet.
The M20J arrived in 1977 to replace the M20F and brought a 200 hp Lycoming IO-360 along with a long list of cleanup work. Better engine cooling airflow, gear doors that covered the wheel wells, flush access panels, revised exhaust, faired flap hinges, gap seals, and propeller improvements all served the same basic idea: go faster by wasting less. That is very Mooney.
This M20J came to BAS after a nose gear issue ended its time as a complete aircraft. The gear story matters, but it does not get to own the whole paragraph. Mooney parts buyers will be watching for traceable as-removed inventory from the panel, cabin, airframe, electrical system, fuel system, control system, and the many aircraft-specific pieces that make a 201 a 201.
Parts Recovery To Be Cataloged From This Mooney M20J
Specific recoverable components will be confirmed through BAS disassembly and cataloging. Watch for traceable as-removed inventory from categories such as:
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D (prop strike)
- McCauley 2-Blade prop hub
- Uavionix TailBeacon ADS-B out transmitter
- (X2) King KX170B Nav/Comm Radios
- King KN-64 DME
- King KT-76A Transponder
- Century III autopilot system
- LED wing tip lights
- Cleveland wheels and brakes
- Landing gear actuator
- Rosen visors
- Electronics International FP-5 fuel flow indicator
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