Lycoming IO-360-B1A
49 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-360-B1A engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1954 and 2025.
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 IO-360-B1A. FAA spelling: IO-360-B1A.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche2Allington Benjamin C RV-81Bill Anton VAN'S RV-41Bradshaw Dennis R RV71Butler Samuel A Jr RV-7A1Chr International Inc SAFARI1Christie Robert M GS-2 SPORTSMAN1Cook Andrew S RV-71Danny L Stanton VANS RV-81David E Carroll FALCO F.8L1Faris Kevin D RV-71Fearnow Rolland E VANS RV-7A1
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche · Allington Benjamin C RV-8 · Bill Anton VAN'S RV-4 · Bradshaw Dennis R RV7 · Butler Samuel A Jr RV-7A · Chr International Inc SAFARI · Christie Robert M GS-2 SPORTSMAN · Cook Andrew S RV-7 · Danny L Stanton VANS RV-8 · David E Carroll FALCO F.8L
Where they are owner's state
Texas8Indiana5Georgia4Colorado4Nevada2Nebraska2Missouri2Kansas2Idaho2Florida2
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles46 (94%)Piston twins2 (4%)Helicopters1 (2%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-360-B1A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E10, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 30 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 2 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 30 airworthiness directives · newest first
2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine
2011-08-162011-15-10 · Fuel servos · engine
2010-04-192010-07-08 · Turbochargers · engine
Failure reports 2 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Hose1Safety Switch1
Latest reports
2001-05-14Safety Switch: failed
1996-06-01Hose: chafe
Certificates and bulletins
1E10Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 89 models listed · revised May 4, 2020
Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders
2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2012-11-21NE-13-06 · Pushrod Shroud Spring Retainers, Engine Components Part No. AEL14995, for Lycoming Engines 320,...
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft
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
- Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche 2 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 1 with this engine series
Where they are
Biggest operators
- International Air Services INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-360-B1A 30 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-360-B1A 2 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1a.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 49
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N53DK | Danny L Stanton VANS RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Dweller Aviation LLC Orlando, Florida |
Experimental | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72NV | Ying Yang Aviation Llc RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2026-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N150AZ | Chr International Inc SAFARI |
Rotorcraft | Python Financial LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299RF | Field Wayne A RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6808C | Christie Robert M GS-2 SPORTSMAN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Hawaii |
Experimental | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N742TA | Saylor Timothy E RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Experimental | 2025-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N277BD | David E Carroll FALCO F.8L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234PF | Scott W Bell RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2025-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184TW | Wood Thomas D Jr RV8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N162PM | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N425RV | Frisbey Robert F RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2023-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2227C | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cain Jeffrey B Godley, Texas |
Experimental | 2023-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76VM | Von Doymi C/Mcconnell D RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Swartz Aviation Group LLC Argyle, Texas |
Experimental | 2022-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N343A | Mills Jerrell L GS-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2022-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N217BW | Waters James W VANS RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2022-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22281 | Niska Charles E VANS RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2021-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732W | Allington Benjamin C RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2021-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N946BV | Bill Anton VAN'S RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2021-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767EW | Wood James E Jr RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2021-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744MT | Trott Marvin A VANS RV8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357AU | Weakley Robert Kayce RV7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2020-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47PL | Laframboise Edward RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2019-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7EY | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Charnwood Aviation INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4461B | Gaylor Steven C VANS RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2018-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38PW | Russell Michael E VANS RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617G | Reich Gordon GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2018-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1299A | Rieder Ken RV8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2018-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N108TW | Gillett Welles VANS AIRCRAFT RV8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fast 8 LLC Elmira, New York |
Experimental | 2017-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95216 | Bradshaw Dennis R RV7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Experimental | 2017-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N765X | Butler Samuel A Jr RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2017-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1948P | Short Don H RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2016-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N526CN | Jablonski Clifford RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N442KL | Ledwith Kenneth E MIDGET MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2015-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32WW | Willmott Webb B RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2012-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N935MB | Marcus Brewer RV7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2012-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855PC | Mcalee Patrick M VANS RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2011-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N708LS | Schneider Larry E RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2009-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450RS | Mcpherson Norman Bruce VANS RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2009-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767WM | Mcmaster Wayne R RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2009-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737LD | Vaughan Garland L RV 7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2008-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14443 | Mcdonald Gary Lee VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2008-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767JM | Mckiernan John E RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2008-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78EF | Fearnow Rolland E VANS RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2007-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N788RV | High Flight Aviation Inc KERNS-VANS RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Flight Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2007-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N673AC | Cook Andrew S RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2007-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N706RP | Puckett Rex L RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2007-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N896AS | Silverstein Adam R VANS RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2007-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426KF | Faris Kevin D RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Experimental | 2006-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N719RV | Watson Phillip VANS ACFT RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 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.