The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming O-360-B1A

13 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-B1A engine, rated at about 168 horsepower. The Bond Robert E RV6A is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2006 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-360-B1A. FAA spelling: O-360-B1A.

Fitted to model families

Bond Robert E RV6A1Cone Timothy E VANS RV-81Eggleston Robert E RV-71Ellison Craig M GLASAIR SPORTSMAN1Fogelin Eric S ELITE1Healy Gregory C JG SPECIAL1Margheritis Alex F VANS AIRCRAFT RV-81Marshall Robert William ACRODUSTER SA7501Mc Lellan Bertrand J GLASTAR1Mike Butterfield SUPER MAULE1Mikinka Steve STEVES CLOUD TWISTER1Varnedoe Wyman E VANS RV-81

Bond Robert E RV6A · Cone Timothy E VANS RV-8 · Eggleston Robert E RV-7 · Ellison Craig M GLASAIR SPORTSMAN · Fogelin Eric S ELITE · Healy Gregory C JG SPECIAL · Margheritis Alex F VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 · Marshall Robert William ACRODUSTER SA750 · Mc Lellan Bertrand J GLASTAR · Mike Butterfield SUPER MAULE

Where they are owner's state

California6Washington3Maine1Idaho1Colorado1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles13 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0258101020001201022020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-B1A the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 20 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 20 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
2006-01-312005-26-10 · ECi cylinder assemblies. · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-360-B1A

Certificates and bulletins

E-286Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 72 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-360-b1a.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 13

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N9HK Mikinka Steve
STEVES CLOUD TWISTER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2025-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122PM Mike Butterfield
SUPER MAULE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2025-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123VM Eggleston Robert E
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine
Experimental 2025-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641B Bond Robert E
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2023-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214MK Margheritis Alex F
VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2023-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97HW Marshall Robert William
ACRODUSTER SA750
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N294TC Wilkens Kent E
RV 7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2019-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N110BJ Mc Lellan Bertrand J
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Experimental 2015-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N953TW Ellison Craig M
GLASAIR SPORTSMAN
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Experimental 2008-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N645EJ Fogelin Eric S
ELITE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2008-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N218TC Cone Timothy E
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2007-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N834WV Varnedoe Wyman E
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2007-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N174JG Healy Gregory C
JG SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2006-03-01 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.