Aircraft model
MAULE MXT-7-180A
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The MXT-7-180A is a variant of Maule's short-wing tricycle-gear 180 hp aeroplane, differing from the plain MXT-7-180 in cabin configuration — some are fitted with a fifth seat in the rear area, which Maule offered on several models.
The practical picture is the same: a four- or five-seat fabric aeroplane with short-field performance well beyond a conventional trainer, no tailwheel endorsement required and no high-performance endorsement at 180 hp. It works hard with a full cabin and the short wing gives up some of the Maule's characteristic capability. As with the whole range, the designation suffixes are confusing and the sensible approach is to check what is actually fitted rather than to infer it from the model name.
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What it is
| Seats | 5 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-360-C1F |
| Horsepower | 180 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1995 |
| 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,030 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 610 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,500 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,470 lb |
| Usable fuel | 70 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 10.1 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $118,000 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 92 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 74 |
| Median year built | 1998.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 2 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 27.03 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 27.03 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 20 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 27.03 · 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 74 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 74 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 74 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 1.6 of 103 |
| Support | 5.6 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 8.4 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.