Single-engine piston

N4278M

Maule MXT-7-180A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
21077C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Clyde, TX
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Registration record

N4278M on the FAA register

Type
Maule MXT-7-180A
Serial
21077C
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Clyde, TX
Certificate issued
2025-02-14
Airworthiness date
1999-10-08
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5191C
Mode S (octal)
51214434
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
500 nm
Cruise (type)
140 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N4278M to the current registrant.
  • 2014-03-18
    N4278M previously assigned to a Hughes 369C (s/n 230450S); cancelled.
  • 1999-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963-10-14
    N4278M previously assigned to a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser / Super Cub (s/n 12-3207); cancelled.
Overview

About N4278M

N4278M is a Maule MXT-7-180A, serial number 21077C. It is registered to co-owners in Clyde, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 140 knots and a range of about 500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 8, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4278M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
140 kt
Range
500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Landing over 50 ft
500 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Maule MXT-7-180A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-06-07 Accident · Pacific Ocean, PO Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · LAX99LA253
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369HS — a different aircraft that carried the N4278M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The removal of the tail rotor blade abrasion strips by the use of an unapproved method by the maintenance personnel which resulted in the imbalance of the tail rotor blade assembly and subsequent separation of the 90-degree gear box; the pilot/mechanic's unapproved repair to the tail rotor blade tip caps; and, his continued operation of the helicopter with known deficiencies.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.