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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 30, 2026

Lycoming O-360-C1E

5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-C1E engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1979 and 2009.

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-C1E. FAA spelling: O-360-C1E.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table
aircraft
Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout2
American Champion Aircraft 8 Decathlon and Scout1
Cates Will RV-81
Stoffel Richard T VANS RV-41

Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout · American Champion Aircraft 8 Decathlon and Scout · Cates Will RV-8 · Stoffel Richard T VANS RV-4

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Washington1
Texas1
Oklahoma1
Arizona1
Alaska1

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles5100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19702
19901
20001

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-C1E the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 17 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 4 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 4 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 17 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2021-01-152020-25-12 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · 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

All orders naming the Lycoming O-360-C1E

Failure reports 4 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

00122199204106
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
991
042
061

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Hinge2
Frame1
Impulse Coupling1

Latest reports

2006-04-12Frame: cracked
2004-02-13Hinge: cracked
2004-02-13Hinge: cracked
1999-05-21Impulse Coupling: bent

Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: magneto (1), impulse coupling (1), bolt (1).

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

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1e.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 5

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N93GF American Champion Aircraft
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999XS Stoffel Richard T
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2022-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913WC Cates Will
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2015-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5052R Bellanca
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerial Services INC
Wetumka, Oklahoma
Standard 2014-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5060M Bellanca
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2000-10-30 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 30, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.