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  • MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20

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AttributeMOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-320-A2B
Horsepower150 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1955
Production end1958
Endorsements requiredcomplex
Performance
Cruise speed143 KTAS
Range655 nm
Service ceiling17,200 ft
Climb rate900 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)50 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,100 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,035 lb
Full-fuel payload825 lb
Max takeoff weight2,450 lb
Empty weight1,415 lb
Usable fuel35 gal
Fuel burn at cruise8.4 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$25,000
Price, high$60,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$28,000
Overhaul cost, high$40,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time206
Active fleet23
Median year built1957.0
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years10 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active20 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months1
Transfers per 100 active34.35 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives0
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access6—
Support71.3 of 10
Liquidity80 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 23 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 23 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 23 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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