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

Lycoming O-360-A1G6D

11 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-A1G6D engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Beechcraft 76 Duchess is the model most often fitted with it (8 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1978 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 O-360-A1G6D. FAA spelling: O-360-A1G6D.

Fitted to model families

Beechcraft 76 Duchess8Joel Howard HIPERBIPE SNS-71Scheppers Eric F PITTS S1C1Young G/Young J COZY MKIV1

Beechcraft 76 Duchess · Joel Howard HIPERBIPE SNS-7 · Scheppers Eric F PITTS S1C · Young G/Young J COZY MKIV

Where they are owner's state

California5Florida3Pennsylvania1Missouri1Arkansas1

Kind of aircraft

Piston twins8 (73%)Piston singles3 (27%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

024577197011980119901201012020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-A1G6D the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 22 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 29 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 9 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 22 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine
2006-11-032006-20-09 · Certain crankshafts replacing · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-360-A1G6D

Failure reports 29 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

012340001020304050607101215116

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Accumulator2Connector2Motor2Piston Ring2Actuator1Bearing1Bolt1Brushes1Carburetor1Channel1

Latest reports

2016-08-15Accumulator: failed
2015-03-27Seal: worn
2012-07-06Accumulator: empty
2012-01-19Landing Gear: failed
2010-09-08Muffler: unserviceable

Certificates and bulletins

E-286Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 72 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1g6d.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 11

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N976BE Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aero Sphere INC
Mcclellan, California
Standard 2026-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N976CA Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flydreams Aircraft Group INC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2026-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918RA Joel Howard
HIPERBIPE SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Aldridge Aviation LLC
Hiwasse, Arkansas
Experimental 2024-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96PJ Young G/Young J
COZY MKIV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N559MK Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Badawi Aviation LLC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2016-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641PS Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7603C Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sorbi Aviation INC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2013-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7633B Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine So Cal Leasing LLC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2013-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6632J Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine So Cal Leasing LLC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2007-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700MW Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Some Beech LLC
Bolivar, Missouri
Experimental 2006-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N966ES Scheppers Eric F
PITTS S1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. 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.