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  • MOONEY M20R

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AttributeMOONEY M20R
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental IO-550-G
Horsepower280 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1994
Production end2008
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance
Performance
Cruise speed190 KTAS
Range1,100 nm
Service ceiling20,000 ft
Climb rate1,200 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)59 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,690 ft
Landing over 50 ft2,000 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,138 lb
Full-fuel payload604 lb
Max takeoff weight3,368 lb
Empty weight2,230 lb
Usable fuel89 gal
Fuel burn at cruise15.7 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$172,900
Price, high$392,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,900 h
Overhaul cost, low$55,000
Overhaul cost, high$78,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time491
Active fleet399
Median year built2002.0
NTSB events, last 10 years13
Fatal events, last 10 years3
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years132.58
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active217.54
Ownership transfers, last 24 months81
Transfers per 100 active320.3
Airworthiness directives9
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record47 of 10
Severity52.4 of 10
Access63 of 10
Support78.9 of 10
Liquidity85 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)926.3 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 399 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 399 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 399 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 9.09.
  6. Access: class median 974.
  7. Support: class median 81.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  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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