Lycoming IO-540-D4B5
13 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540-D4B5 engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Ackerman John P RV-10 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1974 and 2022.
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-540-D4B5. FAA spelling: IO-540-D4B5.
Fitted to model families
Ackerman John P RV-10 · Artman Jr David H RV-10 · Cessna 182 Skylane · Christopher J Collins VELOCITY XLRG-5 · David Lewis / Jimmy Hardison RV-10 · Fisher George A F1 EVO · James P Watkins HARMON ROCKET II · John Kalisz K3 ROCKET · Joseph Czachorowski RV-10 · Monty Suffern VELOCITY XL-FG
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 IO-540-D4B5 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E4, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 31 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 31 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · 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
- Cessna 182 Skylane 1 with this engine series
- Siai-Marchetti SF-260 1 with this engine series
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- Delaware 2 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Ohio 1 of these aircraft
- Gullwing Aviation Holdings LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-540-D4B5 31 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4b5.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 13
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N37FL | David Lewis / Jimmy Hardison RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N37Fl LLC Port Saint Lucie, Florida |
Experimental | 2026-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260VA | Vieaux SKYBOLT 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gullwing Aviation Holdings LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Experimental | 2024-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N443CC | Christopher J Collins VELOCITY XLRG-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2024-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59GF | Fisher George A F1 EVO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 2023-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N629JC | Joseph Czachorowski RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Experimental | 2021-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920MS | Monty Suffern VELOCITY XL-FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Waco Safe Flyers LLC Robinson, Texas |
Experimental | 2021-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241ME | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | #430B LLC Bruce Township, Michigan |
Standard | 2020-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260ED | Siai-Marchetti SF260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2017-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N191JW | James P Watkins HARMON ROCKET II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2015-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8863 | Ackerman John P RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2014-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N528DA | Artman Jr David H RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2014-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N680Z | John Kalisz K3 ROCKET |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2013-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816RC | Serani Eric S VANS RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Serani Enterprises LLC Broomfield, Colorado |
Experimental | 2007-04-11 | 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.