Lycoming GO-480-B1A6
10 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Focke-Wulf FWP 149 is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1957 and 2023.
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 Lycoming GO-480-B1A6. FAA spelling: GO-480-B1A6.
Fitted to model families
Focke-Wulf FWP 149 · Piaggio P-149 · Michael Foor/William Greenhaw STOLP SA300 STARDSTR · Piaggio FWP-149D · Vfw/Fokker FWP 149D
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 Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-275, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 10 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 10 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
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
- Focke-Wulf FWP 149 5 with this engine series
- Piaggio P-149 2 with this engine series
- Tennessee 2 of these aircraft
- Ohio 2 of these aircraft
- Alabama 2 of these aircraft
- Virginia 1 of these aircraft
- New Jersey 1 of these aircraft
- Aviation Services Of Tn INC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 10 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-go-480-b1a6.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 10
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N565MF | Michael Foor/William Greenhaw STOLP SA300 STARDSTR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Services of Tn INC Sparta, Tennessee |
Experimental | 2026-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N156FW | Focke-Wulf FWP 149D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149DF | Piaggio P149E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149DJ | Focke-Wulf FWP 149D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2023-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149EE | Focke-Wulf FWP 149D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2017-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149LL | Piaggio P149E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2016-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888FW | Focke-Wulf FWP 149D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2015-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149BS | Vfw/Fokker FWP 149D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Black Sword Armoury INC Hawthorne, Florida |
Experimental | 2008-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53043 | Focke-Wulf FWP 149D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wulf Air LLC Pell City, Alabama |
Experimental | 2008-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149GG | Piaggio FWP-149D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2008-04-25 | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.