Lycoming GO-480 series
246 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming GO-480 series engine, rated at about 295 horsepower. The Beechcraft D-50 is the model most often fitted with it (61 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1941 and 2002.
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 series. FAA spelling: GO-480 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Beechcraft D-5061Helio H-29540Grumman G-4424Beechcraft C-5019Aero Commander 56015Helio H-39513Republic RC-313Helio HT-2959Piaggio P.136-L16Ryan NAVION B6Focke-Wulf FWP 1495Dornier DO 275
Beechcraft D-50 · Helio H-295 · Grumman G-44 · Beechcraft C-50 · Aero Commander 560 · Helio H-395 · Republic RC-3 · Helio HT-295 · Piaggio P.136-L1 · Ryan NAVION B
Where they are owner's state
Alaska39Texas22California19Florida17North Carolina11Tennessee9Delaware9Washington8Oregon6Ohio6
Kind of aircraft
Piston twins134 (54%)Piston singles111 (45%)Helicopters1 (0.4%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming GO-480 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 11 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 11 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Axle2Bolt1Check Valve1Compression Ring1Light1Saddle1Structure1Tire1Torque Tube1Tube1
Latest reports
2013-04-23Tube: broken
2013-04-19Saddle: cracked
2013-04-19Structure: cracked
2006-09-26Compression Ring: improper
2005-03-26Tire: failed
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
- Beechcraft D-50 61 with this engine series
- Helio H-295 40 with this engine series
- Grumman G-44 24 with this engine series
- Beechcraft C-50 19 with this engine series
- Aero Commander 560 15 with this engine series
- Helio H-395 13 with this engine series
- Republic RC-3 13 with this engine series
- Helio HT-295 9 with this engine series
Where they are
- Alaska 39 of these aircraft
- Texas 22 of these aircraft
- California 19 of these aircraft
- Florida 17 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 11 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Wright Air Service INC 4 of these aircraft
- Rainbow River Lodge Aviation LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Pittsburgh Institute Of Aeronautics 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Lycoming GO-480 series 11 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-go-480-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 246
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2732B | Aero Commander 560-A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6819Q | Aero Commander 680 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2005-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2750B | Aero Commander 560-A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14VU | Beech D50E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Beechcraft Heritage Museum INC Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2004-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68858 | Helio H-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2004-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47055 | Helio H-395 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2003-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N847LT | Pilatus P3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2003-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3743B | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2003-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5221K | Ryan NAVION B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2002-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3653B | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Placebo Air LLC Ridgecrest, California |
Standard | 2002-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1AS | Grumman G-44 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Beacon West LLC Hayden Lake, Idaho |
Standard | 2002-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31052 | Bell-Intermountain 47G-3B-1 |
Rotorcraft | Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Multiple | 2002-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N387 | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2001-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37WB | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sterling Aviation Services INC Wilmington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2001-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32264 | Simuflight Seattle-1-Stol RC-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2001-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2665B | Aero Commander 560-A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35MC | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2000-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3784B | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 1999-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40022 | Piaggio P.136-L1 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 1999-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6DB | Helio H-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 1999-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68890 | Helio HT-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Capital Air Services LLC Ridgeland, Mississippi |
Standard | 1999-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18JC | Helio HT-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Winged Vision Incorporated Gaithersburg, Maryland |
Standard | 1998-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713ET | Republic RC-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1997-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341SA | Staudacher Aircraft Inc S-341 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Basile Flying Service INC Basile, Louisiana |
Experimental | 1996-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888BS | Beech D-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1996-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9GW | Grumman G-44A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 1996-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38MM | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1995-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2438T | Navion NAVION G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 1995-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6647K | Grumman G-44A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1995-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6450V | Helio H-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1994-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N606DM | Helio H-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1994-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6272K | Republic RC-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 1993-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111W | Grumman G-44A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 1993-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5316W | Focke-Wulf FWP 149D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 1992-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N213D | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1990-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738WB | Beech D50C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nord Aviation INC Pembina, North Dakota |
Restricted | 1990-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234H | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1990-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N212G | Beech C-50 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 1989-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6304V | Helio H-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 1989-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300FT | Helio H-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 1989-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44VW | Grumman G-44A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1987-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5358K | Ryan NAVION B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 1981-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13DW | Dehavilland DHC-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N42013 | Helio H-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N4618E | Aero Commander 560-E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N81VE | Helio HT-295 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | No owner on file | Standard | Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 10: N-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation. All codes |
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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.