Aircraft model
MAULE MT-7-235
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The MT-7-235 is the tricycle-gear version of Maule's long-wing four-seater. Maule offers most of its aircraft in both tailwheel and nosewheel form, and the T in the designation is what marks the nosewheel variant.
For a buyer the significance is regulatory as much as practical: a tricycle Maule needs no tailwheel endorsement, which makes the type's short-field capability accessible to pilots who have never flown a taildragger. The cost is some of that capability — the nosewheel adds weight and drag and is less suited to rough ground, which is where a Maule earns its keep. It also makes the aeroplane less interesting to the backcountry market, so tricycle Maules generally sell for slightly less than equivalent tailwheel ones.
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- MAULE MT-7-235
What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-540-J1A5D |
| Horsepower | 235 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1990 |
| Production end | current |
| Endorsements required | high-performance |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 128 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 650 nm |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,200 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 38 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 700 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 850 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 880 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 460 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,500 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,620 lb |
| Usable fuel | 70 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 13.2 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $175,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $265,000 |
| 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 | 91 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 60 |
| Median year built | 2001.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 3 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 50 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 50 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 14 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 23.33 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 6 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 60 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 60 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 60 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 7.2 of 103 |
| Support | 3.7 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 7.4 of 105 |
- 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.