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

Lycoming O-360-C4F

21 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360-C4F engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Maule MXT-7 is the model most often fitted with it (13 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1961 and 2008.

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-C4F (2 codes). FAA spellings: 0-360-C4F · O-360-C4F.

Fitted to model families

Maule MXT-713Maule MX-74Cub Crafters CC181Hoopes Rae RV-61Mooney M-201Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow1

Maule MXT-7 · Maule MX-7 · Cub Crafters CC18 · Hoopes Rae RV-6 · Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow

Where they are owner's state

Arkansas6Virginia2Minnesota2Georgia2Wisconsin1Washington1Texas1Nevada1Missouri1Delaware1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles21 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0258102196091990102000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360-C4F the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 13 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 6 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 6 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 13 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · 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-C4F

Failure reports 6 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

01234408210

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bulkhead5Exhaust Pipe1

Latest reports

2010-07-02Bulkhead: cracked
2010-03-10Exhaust Pipe: cracked
2008-01-18Bulkhead: cracked
2008-01-18Bulkhead: cracked
2008-01-18Bulkhead: cracked

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-c4f.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 21

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N3117T Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2025-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1029N Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine S-50 Hanger LLC
Juneau, Alaska
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N393KP Maule
MX-7-180AC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2024-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N269RH Hoopes Rae
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Experimental 2023-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4157A Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N952SM Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2023-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42529 Maule
MX-7-180C
Fixed-wing, single engine Crump Heating and Air LLC
Valdosta, Georgia
Standard 2023-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1013Q Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Carrera Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40030 Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2017-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9KV Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2015-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55001 Maule
MX-7-180AC
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Stearman INC Trustee
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2015-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7749T Cub Crafters
CC18-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2008-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152HS Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Standard 2007-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N114HS Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Standard 2007-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136HS Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Standard 2007-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125HS Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Standard 2007-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N110HS Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Standard 1998-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57HS Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Standard 1998-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N74718 Mooney
M20B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1976-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1052T Maule
MX-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N8033W Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. 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.