Boulder Valley Aviation, Inc.

Superstar 700 Pressurized Aerostar


N21VK: Background Information

N21VK was born N90503, awarded a Standard Airworthiness Certificate after a 4.5 hour test flight on January 1, 1976.  This Aerostar was sold to Pacific Aerostar, the local dealer at Van Nuys, California.  The first actual owner/operator of the plane was Dual Construction, Inc. of Portland Oregon, who changed the registration to N21PS (Phil Snyder).  In 1978, Aerostar serial number 291 was sold to James Hartrich and Associates of Aspen, Colorado who owned this Aerostar for 13 years.  This owner had the Superstar modification done at Machen  (now the Aerostar Factory), and in 1988 changed the registration to N21VK. Phoenix Refrigeration Systems (Grant Brown) purchased the plane in 1991, and she was then based in the Atlanta, Georgia area.  The next registered owner was Patrick Vinson / Childish Creations, Inc. of the Atlanta area, a 3 year owner who has moved on to jet tranportation. 

During this Aerostar's stay in the Atlanta area, most of the maintenance was done at Aerostar World, who through the 1990's was doing a huge amount of Aerostar maintenance in the Southeast region of the country.   We purchased this Aerostar from a businessman who had based the plane in Victoria, British Columbia for the past 6 years.

This Aerostar is now for sale by owner, is based at Boulder Municipal Airport, and can be viewed by appointment.

We encourage you to inquire about any customizations and/or upgrades that would be of interest on this aircraft, as most planes we sell are tailored to suit the buyer. Boulder Valley Aviation can configure this plane to the customer's specifiations through very competitive engine remanufacture/overhaul,  avionics upgrades,  and other modifications or refurbishment.

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1976 Aerostar 601P Superstar I - 700

1976 Aerostar 601P

N21VK

 61P-0291-
        • 2919.1 Hours Total Time Since New
        • 0 SMOH Left Engine and 188 SMOH Right Engine
        • Complete and Original Maintenance Logs Since New
        • Recent complete nose gear hat section rebuild with all new parts (no doublers) - very rare to find one without hat section cracks!
        • Machen 700 Superstar I Upgrade (by Machen, Inc.- now the Aerostar Factory)          The Superstar I conversion on a stock 601P is a $118,440 mod, not including a major overhaul if due. Call for information on the different upgrades available as we are aware of how confusing it is to try to keep up with these mods.
        • Full De-Ice Option
        • Engine Driven System C Air Conditioning 
        • Click here to view Pressurized Super 700 Aerostar Specs
        • Very High Useful Load = 1896.2 lb.
        • Windshield De-ice
        • Full Surface De-ice
        • Hot Propellers
        • Option #242:  Inconel Tailpipe and Wastegate Clamps ($7,390 Installed)
        • Option #246: 700-4 Brake System ($2,040 Installed)
        • Option #247: Turbo Induction Air Intercooling System ($16,280 Kit Installed)
        • Option #249: Low Noise Signature Prop Blades ($15,520 + $7,390 for Hubs)
        • Option #250: Low Speed Flight Control Enhancement System ($4940 Installed)
        • Option #251: Fireproof Specification Engine Hoses ($2510 Installed)
        • Option #252: Crankcase Oil Recovery ($2,190 Installed)
        • Option #254: Engine Driven Air Conditioning Compressor ($8,080 Installed)
        • Option #260: Wing Fuel Tank Vent / Expansion Line ($1,195 Installed)
            
        • SB #746C - Heavy Duty Landing Gear Torque Links ($1,690 Installed)
        • SB #920C - Engine Fire Detection
        • SB #600-119 - Inconel Turbo Clamps with Gaskets ($1,750)
        • SB #600-126 - Fuel Vent / Expansion Line Kit ($1,395 Installed)
        • SB #600-127 - Wastegate Actuator Filter Kit  ($1,255 Installed)
        • SB #600-130 - Horizontal Stabilizer Attach Fittings  ($105 Inspection)
        • New Scavenge Pumps (No AD)
        • SB #600-131A - Turbo Scavenge Pumps ($5,310 Installed)
        • SB #600-132 - Wing Spar Cap Inspection ($105 Inspection)
        • SB #600-133R1 - Aileron Bellcrank Improvement ($950 Installed)
        • Six-place Interior with Bench Seat and Executive Table
        • Custom Metal Panel Overlays
        • Door Ajar Annunciator
        • Factory Aux Hydraulic Pump (Electric)
        • Sea-Level Pressurization Controller
        • Pneumatic Upper Cabin Door Support
        • Aileron Trim Kit (Norm Smith)

Avionics:

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    • Collins FD-112V Flight Dir / Collins AP-107 Autopilot with HSI/RMI (A system usually found in turbine Twin Commanders!) This system cost $38,000 + when installed.
    • Northstar M1 Loran
    • Bendix RDR-150 Weather Radar (Couples well to an Avidyne MFD upgrade!)
    • Norton Radome
    • Collins AMR-350 Audio Panel / Marker Beacon
    • Collins Digital Microline VIR-351/VHF-251 Nav Com #2
    • Collins Digital Microline VIR-351/VHF-251 Nav Com #2
    • Collins Nav #2 Indicator with Glideslope
    • Garmin GTX-320 Transponder with Encoder
    • Collins ADF-650A  ADF with Remote Indicator
    • King KN-65A Digital DME
    • Hoskins Digital Fuel Management System CFS-2000A
    • Co-Pilot's Attitude Indicator and Directional Gyro
    • Aero-Mech Altitude Alert System
    • Custom Metal Panel Overlays






Engines & Propellers
NOTE (Aug 1, 2007): We have installed the right engine and test flown - 0 SMOH with new cylinders, baffling, and turbo systems.  If you are interested, this would be a good time to inquire, as there are many upgrades and personal preferences that are easy to do now, and much harder to do at a later date (for example, known-ice upgrade from full de-ice).

Left Engine has 0 hours since major overhaul with factory new cylinders, overhauled engine mount, new lord mounts, fresh turbo system including turbo blankets, turbos, wastegates,  front exhaust system, flex baffling...



Right Engine has been installed and test flown, with 0 hours since major overhaul with factory new cylinders, overhauled engine mount, new lord mounts, fresh turbo system including turbo blankets, turbos, wastegates,  front exhaust system, flex baffling...

Left  Engine is currently being installed, and has 188 hours since major overhaul with factory new cylinders, overhauled engine mount, new lord mounts, fresh turbo system including turbo blankets, turbos, wastegates,  front exhaust system, flex baffling...

Paint and Interior:
Paint was done at Aerostar World in the mid 1990's, burgundy and grey on white in standard Aerostar 1978 scheme. Paint is in good condition.





Interior  has six seats, with rear bench seat and four individual seats, with one swivel seat and an executive fold out table. Interior was done in 1997 in gray leather, including overhead duct. All carpet was just redone in 2005 with new charcoal gray materials. Interior work appears to be very high quality, including armrests, yokes, and lower plastic all  custom wrapped in leather.

UPDATE: This airplane is going to be repainted; buyer can select color and schemes.



Asking $230,000


Boulder Valley Aviation, Inc.
757 Quince Circle
Boulder, CO 80304
Aircraft Sales
Phone: 303-447-9828
Fax: 303-443-1040
Barry Barnow
Email: barrybarnow@comcast.net

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