Franklin 4AC150-A
12 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Franklin 4AC150-A engine, rated at about 60 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1938 and 1999.
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 Franklin 4AC150-A. FAA spelling: 4AC150-A.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Piper J-3 Cub | 4 |
| Aeronca 60-TF | 2 |
| Aeronca CF | 1 |
| Anderson George 2/3 SCALE JN-4-D | 1 |
| G Curtiss Wright Jr. GCW-1 | 1 |
| Obarr-Curtis Mike CM-1 | 1 |
| Staudacher Mark W VP-1F | 1 |
| Taylorcraft BF-60 | 1 |
Piper J-3 Cub · Aeronca 60-TF · Aeronca CF · Anderson George 2/3 SCALE JN-4-D · G Curtiss Wright Jr. GCW-1 · Obarr-Curtis Mike CM-1 · Staudacher Mark W VP-1F · Taylorcraft BF-60
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Franklin 4AC150-A the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 1 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Rocker Arm | 1 |
Latest reports
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
- Piper J-3 Cub 4 with this engine series
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 1 of these aircraft
- Ohio 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Franklin 4AC150-A 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/franklin-4ac150-a.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 12
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N27325 | Aeronca 60-TF |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11804 | G Curtiss Wright Jr. GCW-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911VP | Staudacher Mark W VP-1F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2023-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20815 | Piper J3F-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N273GA | Anderson George 2/3 SCALE JN-4-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2016-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23528 | Aeronca CF |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2014-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21287 | Taylorcraft BF-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2013-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25783 | Piper J3F-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 1997-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12309 | Obarr-Curtis Mike CM-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 1992-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25824 | Piper J3F-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1989-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29189 | Aeronca 60-TF |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 1986-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235P | Piper J3F-50 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), November 10, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.