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  • MOONEY M20B

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AttributeMOONEY M20B
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-360-A1D
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1961
Production end1962
Endorsements requiredcomplex
Performance
Cruise speed148 KTAS
Range700 nm
Service ceiling17,500 ft
Climb rate1,000 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)53 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,395 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,220 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load925 lb
Full-fuel payload637 lb
Max takeoff weight2,450 lb
Empty weight1,525 lb
Usable fuel48 gal
Fuel burn at cruise10.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$28,000
Price, high$65,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$32,000
Overhaul cost, high$46,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time191
Active fleet98
Median year built1961.0
NTSB events, last 10 years3
Fatal events, last 10 years1
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years130.61 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active210.2 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months15
Transfers per 100 active315.31 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives4
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access65.4 of 10
Support74.1 of 10
Liquidity81.5 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 98 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 98 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 98 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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