Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D
39 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Maule M-7 is the model most often fitted with it (19 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1977 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-540-V4A5D. FAA spelling: IO-540-V4A5D.
Fitted to model families
Maule M-719Pipistrel PANTHERA X15213Maule MT-73Clifford David R RV-101Duncan Bill SUPER MAUL1Maule M-51Schweizer 2-311
Maule M-7 · Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 · Maule MT-7 · Clifford David R RV-10 · Duncan Bill SUPER MAUL · Maule M-5 · Schweizer 2-31
Where they are owner's state
Florida4Utah3Texas3Colorado3New York2New Mexico2Illinois2Delaware2Wyoming1Wisconsin1
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles39 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E4, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 30 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 30 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
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine
Certificates and bulletins
1E4Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 81 models listed · revised February 28, 2018
Safety bulletins 8 · 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,...
2011-03-31NE-08-26R3 · Magneto/Distributor
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
- Maule M-7 19 with this engine series
- Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 13 with this engine series
- Maule MT-7 3 with this engine series
- Maule M-5 1 with this engine series
Where they are
Biggest operators
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D 30 airworthiness directives
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-540-v4a5d.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 39
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9VM | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sher Lease LLC Pelican Rapids, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9297E | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | God'S Country Aviation LLC Trapper Creek, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678PP | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Aleph Leasing LLC Eagle Mountain, Utah |
Experimental | 2026-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N468LP | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2026-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134MH | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | La Charter and Rental LLC New Iberia, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N459BH | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N553DC | Maule MT-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cain T&T LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567RR | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Gist Aviation LLC Austin, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642CT | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Awp Aviation LLC Pawleys Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N753DW | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Benoit Aerial Spraying INC Bourbonnais, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N466LP | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Sky Jz LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Experimental | 2025-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N368FS | Maule M-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Frederick Investment CORP Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N957AA | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2025-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260RH | Maule M-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | New Roots Films LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N219EA | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2024-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N526LP | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Augustine Alan Aviation LLC Aberdeen, North Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N622L | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2024-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N437W | Duncan Bill SUPER MAUL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2024-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N938AX | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Volad Ventures LLC Sunnyvale, California |
Standard | 2024-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41S | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Continental National Aviation LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N959RV | Clifford David R RV-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N616CN | Maule M-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N616Cn LLC Spencer, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85EL | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redtail Air LLC Laporte, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600ZK | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Seventh LLC Ocala, Florida |
Experimental | 2022-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215CS | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2021-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97FS | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Flying S INC Palestine, Illinois |
Experimental | 2021-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920GP | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2021-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N726B | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Texas Bar Triangle LLC Plane Series Mason, Texas |
Standard | 2020-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3217V | Maule M-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2020-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9231A | Schweizer 2-31 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K&L Soaring LLC Cayuta, New York |
Experimental | 2019-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N288BC | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Innovations Educational Consulting INC Eden, Utah |
Standard | 2019-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444ZA | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2017-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2424 | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2017-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N719WM | Maule MT-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N988TW | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ponderosa Farms LLC Scarsdale, New York |
Standard | 2016-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N982BC | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2015-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N889Z | Maule M-7-260C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maule N889Z INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722MG | Maule MT-7-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2006-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414EA | Pipistrel PANTHERA X152 |
Electric airplane | Experimental | 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.