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

Lycoming O-360-C1F

102 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-C1F engine, rated at about 200 horsepower. The Maule MXT-7 is the model most often fitted with it (33 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1950 and 2023.

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-C1F (2 codes). FAA spellings: 0-360-C1F · O-360-C1F.

Fitted to model families

Maule MXT-733Maule MX-728Robinson R2215Maule M-49Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow5Maule M-54Piper/Cub Crafters PA-182Cary William K VANS RV61Cessna 177 Cardinal1Matthews Ralph S RV-61Perry William L GLASTAR1Piper PA-18 Super Cub1

Maule MXT-7 · Maule MX-7 · Robinson R22 · Maule M-4 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Maule M-5 · Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18 · Cary William K VANS RV6 · Cessna 177 Cardinal · Matthews Ralph S RV-6

Where they are owner's state

Oregon10Florida9California9Texas8Delaware8North Carolina6Missouri4Georgia4South Carolina3Ohio3

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles86 (84%)Helicopters15 (15%)Piston twins1 (1.0%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

091828371195031970619803719903320004201022020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-C1F the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 19 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 21 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 19 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
2021-01-152020-25-12 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-360-C1F

Failure reports 21 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

04811151981001503104107112116

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bolt2Brushes2Bearing1Belt1Carburetor1Clutch1Connector1Control Cable1Control Quadrant1Fabric1

Latest reports

2016-03-27Carburetor: defective
2012-09-05Clutch: misinstalled
2007-09-06Belt: broken
2004-02-24Volt Regulator: failed
2003-07-08Screw: loose

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

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1f.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 102

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N44191 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine C H Aviation Services INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 1998-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3052B Maule
MX-7-180B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
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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.