Single-engine piston

N4278Z

1999 Maule MXT-7-180A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
21072C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Encinitas, CA
Registration record

N4278Z on the FAA register

Type
1999 Maule MXT-7-180A
Serial
21072C
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Encinitas, CA
Certificate issued
2024-07-28
Airworthiness date
1999-09-08
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A51928
Mode S (octal)
51214450
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

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N4278Z.
  • 1999-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N4278Z

N4278Z is a 1999 Maule MXT-7-180A, serial number 21072C. It is registered to an individual in Encinitas, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

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 September 8, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4278Z. 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

1967-04-09 Accident · Hershey,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1144
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N4278Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ROSS WIND 10 KNOTS GUSTING 14 KNOTS.

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.