Aircraft model
MAULE M-6-235
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The M-6-235 is the long-wing Maule, with about two feet more span than the M-5 and a higher gross weight. The longer wing lowers the stall speed and improves the short-field performance that is the whole point of the type, and it carries a thousand pounds.
For anyone buying a Maule to use its short-field capability, the M-6 is the one to look at: the extra span is a genuine improvement and the 235 hp Lycoming O-540 is a durable, well-supported engine. Build quality remains functional rather than refined and the cabin is narrow for four adults. Fabric is the recurring cost. Float and ski installations are common and are what many of these aircraft are used for. Maule remains in business, which helps parts availability.
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- MAULE M-6-235
What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-540-J1A5D |
| Horsepower | 235 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1983 |
| Production end | 1988 |
| Endorsements required | high-performance;tailwheel |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 130 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 600 nm |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,250 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 38 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 550 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 750 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,000 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 622 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,500 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,500 lb |
| Usable fuel | 63 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 13.2 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $85,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $160,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $45,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $64,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 126 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 79 |
| Median year built | 1982.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 6 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 75.95 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 63.29 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 13 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 16.46 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 3 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 79 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 79 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 79 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 0.8 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)1 |
| Severity | 6 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)2 |
| Access | 1.8 of 103 |
| Support | 3.4 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 2.1 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 14.1 out of 506 |
- Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
- Severity: class median 12.5.
- Access: class median 775.
- Support: class median 147.5.
- Liquidity: class median 19.9.
- 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.