Lycoming IO-540-G1A5
7 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540-G1A5 engine, rated at about 290 horsepower. The Agnew Michael T AEROCOMP/COMPAIR-6 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1958 and 2024.
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-G1A5. FAA spelling: IO-540-G1A5.
Fitted to model families
Agnew Michael T AEROCOMP/COMPAIR-6 · Baldwin Michael D RV-10 · Brandvold Glen VANS RV-10 · Green Robert/Miller Richard VANS RV-10 · Lavia Argentina Sa (Laviasa) PA-25-260 · Pilatus P-3 · Smith Jeff RIHN DR-109
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-G1A5 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E4, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 33 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 33 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
- Pilatus P-3 1 with this engine series
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Ohio 1 of these aircraft
- Nevada 1 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Arizona Soaring INC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-540-G1A5 33 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-g1a5.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N901JR | Smith Jeff RIHN DR-109 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Driftline LLC Denton, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N660RV | Brandvold Glen VANS RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2025-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N529BG | Green Robert/Miller Richard VANS RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maryland |
Experimental | 2024-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444DY | Agnew Michael T AEROCOMP/COMPAIR-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2023-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N844DD | Pilatus P-3 MK II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8868E | Lavia Argentina Sa (Laviasa) PA-25-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arizona Soaring INC Maricopa, Arizona |
Standard | 2022-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N443MB | Baldwin Michael D RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2022-01-07 | 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.