Aircraft model
MAULE MXT-7-180
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The MXT-7-180 is the short-wing tricycle-gear Maule with 180 hp: the MX designation marks the shorter span and the T the nosewheel. It is the most accessible member of the family, needing neither a tailwheel nor a high-performance endorsement.
That accessibility is the point. It gives a pilot with no tailwheel experience a four-seat aeroplane with better short-field performance than a Cessna 172 and a useful load over 1,000 lb. The compromises follow: the shorter wing and the nosewheel both cost short-field capability, and 180 hp works hard with four aboard. Build quality is functional rather than refined and the cabin is narrow for four adults. Fabric is the recurring cost, and Maule remains in business to support the type.
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- MAULE MXT-7-180
What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-360-C1F |
| Horsepower | 180 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1990 |
| Production end | current |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 125 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 650 nm |
| Service ceiling | 18,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 900 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 40 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 800 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 900 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,050 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 630 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,500 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,450 lb |
| Usable fuel | 70 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 10.1 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $110,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $200,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $32,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $46,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 79 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 55 |
| Median year built | 1999.5 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 3 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 54.55 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 36.36 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 12 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 21.82 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 1 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 55 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 55 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 55 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 9.2 of 103 |
| Support | 5.3 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 7.7 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 38.47 · 74 models in class.
- Severity: class median 16.67.
- Access: class median 1,823.
- Support: class median 96.
- Liquidity: class median 17.67.
- 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.