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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

Fairchild (Ranger) 6-440-C4

1 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Fairchild (Ranger) 6-440-C4 engine, rated at about 190 horsepower. The Fairchild M-62 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft).

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Fairchild (Ranger) 6-440-C4. FAA spelling: 6-440-C4.

Fitted to model families

Fairchild M-621

Fairchild M-62

Where they are owner's state

Texas1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles1 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0001111940

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Fairchild (Ranger) 6-440-C4 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-216, held by Fairchild Engine Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane CORP.). The FAA has issued 2 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first

52-03-01 · Pistons · engine
54-09-01 · Carburetor Hotspot Heater Assembly · engine

Certificates and bulletins

E-216Type certificate held by Fairchild Engine Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane CORP. · 4 models listed · revised June 21, 1960

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
  • Texas 1 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/fairchild-ranger-6-440-c4.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N50426 Fairchild
M-62A
Fixed-wing, single engine American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2019-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.