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  • MOONEY M-20G

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AttributeMOONEY M-20G
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-360-A1D
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1968
Production end1970
Endorsements requiredcomplex
Performance
Cruise speed145 KTAS
Range800 nm
Service ceiling17,000 ft
Climb rate850 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)55 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,500 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,220 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load925 lb
Full-fuel payload613 lb
Max takeoff weight2,525 lb
Empty weight1,600 lb
Usable fuel52 gal
Fuel burn at cruise10.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$55,000
Price, high$95,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$32,000
Overhaul cost, high$46,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time196
Active fleet116
Median year built1968.0
NTSB events, last 10 years2
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years117.24
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active217.24
Ownership transfers, last 24 months22
Transfers per 100 active318.97
Airworthiness directives4
Directives, last 5 years1
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access6—
Support74.5 of 10
Liquidity83.8 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 116 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 116 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 116 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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