Maule M-5 | TailFax

The Maule M-5 Lunar Rocket, built 1974-1983: the four-seat fabric-and-tube taildragger with enormous flaps, in 180 hp Lycoming (M-5-180C), 210 hp Continental (M-5-210C) and 235 hp Lycoming (M-5-235C) versions. Type certificate 3A23 with the rest of the Maule line.

The variants

MODEL	YEARS	ACTIVE	TAILFAX SCORE	WHAT CHANGED
M-5-180C	1974–1983	57	Partial 11.4/30	180 hp Lycoming
M-5-210C	1974–1983	94	25.5/50	210 hp Continental, 63 gallons
M-5-235C	1974–1983	181	21.6/50	235 hp Lycoming

Family fleet, active

332

FAA registry

NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs

66.3

22 events over 332 active aircraft, pooled across the family

Successor

Maule M-6

Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30