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

Lycoming O-320-D1F

7 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-D1F engine, rated at about 160 horsepower. The Berthiaume Ronald A GLASTAR SH-4 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1992 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 O-320-D1F. FAA spelling: O-320-D1F.

Fitted to model families

Berthiaume Ronald A GLASTAR SH-41Kronen Donald A GLASTAR1Merrill James D MERRILL STAR1Russell William M LANCAIR 3201Stoddard Hamilton Aircraft Inc GS-11Thomas Matthew Werner GLASTAR1Walther Charles P GLASTAR GS-11

Berthiaume Ronald A GLASTAR SH-4 · Kronen Donald A GLASTAR · Merrill James D MERRILL STAR · Russell William M LANCAIR 320 · Stoddard Hamilton Aircraft Inc GS-1 · Thomas Matthew Werner GLASTAR · Walther Charles P GLASTAR GS-1

Where they are owner's state

Florida3Virginia1Texas1Oregon1California1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles7 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0122331990120002201012020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320-D1F the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 16 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 16 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine
2006-01-312005-26-10 · ECi cylinder assemblies. · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-320-D1F

Certificates and bulletins

E-274Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 60 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

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

Where they are
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-d1f.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N42XC Merrill James D
MERRILL STAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2025-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81483 Walther Charles P
GLASTAR GS-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2025-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N369RN Berthiaume Ronald A
GLASTAR SH-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Turtle Air LLC
Sarasota, Florida
Experimental 2022-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N359GC Kronen Donald A
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Papa Bravo INC
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Experimental 2021-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108P Russell William M
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2020-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N498CF Stoddard Hamilton Aircraft Inc
GS-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2019-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N932PW Thomas Matthew Werner
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2012-08-23 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.