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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming IO-540-G1C5

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540-G1C5 engine, rated at about 290 horsepower. The Cessna 185 Skywagon is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1962 and 2006.

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-G1C5. FAA spelling: IO-540-G1C5.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 185 Skywagon1Schmel Henry J STARDUSTERTOO1Siai-Marchetti F.260B1

Cessna 185 Skywagon · Schmel Henry J STARDUSTERTOO · Siai-Marchetti F.260B

Where they are owner's state

Washington1Oregon1California1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

00011119601197012000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-540-G1C5 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

2026-09-142026-17-10 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section · engine
2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming IO-540-G1C5

Certificates and bulletins

1E4Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 81 models listed · revised February 28, 2018

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
Where they are
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-g1c5.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N186X Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Haldeman Hangars LLC
Vancouver, Washington
Experimental 2021-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49HS Schmel Henry J
STARDUSTERTOO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N943TA Siai-Marchetti
F.260B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2002-03-13 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.