Maule Air MX-7-180A
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The MX-7-180A is the short-cabin Maule with a 180 hp Lycoming O-360 and conventional gear - the MXT-7-180 trainer's engine on a tailwheel airframe, approved in June 1993. Maule's own table gives 2,400 lb gross, a 1,350 lb empty weight, 1,050 lb useful, 140 mph cruise at 75 percent and 920 fpm, on 40 gallons usable with 70 optional.
The four-cylinder 180 is the economy of the family: cheaper to overhaul and feed than the 235s, and PlanePhD's summary calls it a pleasure flown light and no short-field hero at gross, which is the honest trade. Maule's published take-off figures are for one person and half fuel, so expect more runway loaded. The oleo gear, fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage and the negative-flap setting are the type-specific items to learn, and a tailwheel endorsement with real time matters to insurers. Two engine dash numbers are approved; the fixed-pitch Sensenich propeller is specified by the TCDS down to the model and diameter, so check it. No MX-7-180A listing was found, so the price is blank.
Variants of the Maule M-7, MX-7 and MXT-7
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What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-360-C1F or O-360-C4F |
| Horsepower | 180 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1993 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | tailwheel |
Performance
| Cruise (75 % power) | 122 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | 434 nm |
| Service ceiling | 15,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 920 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 35 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,150 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 500 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,050 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,400 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,350 lb |
| Usable fuel | 40 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 9 gal/h |
Estimated cost to own
An estimate, not a quote. Change the inputs to match how you would fly it. Defaults are for a single-engine piston, 3–4 seats.
| Fuel (burn × price) | hourly | $67/h | $6,669/yr |
| Maintenance reserve | hourly | $2,000/yr | |
| Insurance | fixed | $2,000/yr | |
| Annual inspection | fixed | $1,800/yr | |
| Hangar | fixed | $6,000/yr | |
| Rental rate, wet | for comparison |
No TBO or overhaul cost is on record for this model, so the engine reserve is not included.
How these estimates are built. Fuel = this model's typical burn x the national average price from AirNav's Fuel Price Report (100LL $7.41, Jet A $7.66 per gallon, 5 Oct 2026; your airport may differ by $2 or more). Engine reserve = typical overhaul cost / TBO for this engine. The remaining lines are class-level defaults, not quotes for this aircraft: annual inspection is the base inspection fee (findings are counted in the per-hour maintenance line); insurance assumes an instrument-rated owner with time in type and a $1M liability limit - less experienced pilots commonly pay 1.5-2x; hangar and tie-down are national mid-tier figures, with rural and metro options; the rental rate is a 2026 flight-school rate for a comparable aircraft, including fuel. Twin and turboprop maintenance defaults are estimates, not published figures. Sources: AirNav, BWI Aviation Insurance (2019-2026), Flying (May 2026), Savvy Aviation, American Flight Schools, published airport rate sheets. Every default is editable - change any number to match your situation. Depreciation, taxes, financing and major upgrades are not included. Depreciation is not included. An estimate, not a quote.
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 57 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 39 |
| Median year built | 1995 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 11 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 282.05 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 256.41 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 10 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 25.64 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 2 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 39 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 39 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 39 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 0 of 101 |
| Severity | 8.7 of 102 |
| Access | 5.9 of 103 |
| Support | 3.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 7.8 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 25.5 out of 506 |
- Accident record: class median 39.55 · 78 models in class.
- Severity: class median 16.67.
- Access: class median 1,692.
- Support: class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: class median 18.07.
- 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. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 8 · scores Sep 30