Jacobs L3
4 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Jacobs L3 engine, rated at about 55 horsepower. The Spartan C2-60 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1931 and 1996.
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 Jacobs L3. FAA spelling: L3.
Fitted to model families
Spartan C2-60 · Cessna 195 · Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Jacobs L3 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (ATC 75, held by Jacobs Aircraft Engine CO.). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Cessna 195 1 with this engine series
- Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF 1 with this engine series
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Oregon 1 of these aircraft
- Iowa 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 1 of these aircraft
These connections as data: /graph/engine/jacobs-l3.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N11016 | Spartan C2-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N569W | Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Khn Air LLC Los Angeles, California |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9823A | Cessna 195A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1994-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11904 | Spartan C2-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.