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

Lycoming TIO-540 series

5,079 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming TIO-540 series engine, rated at about 310 horsepower. The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga is the model most often fitted with it (1,727 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1962 and 2024.

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 TIO-540 series (3 codes). FAA spellings: TI0-540 SER · TIO 540 SER · TIO 540 SER.

Fitted to model families

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga1,727Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain561Piper PA-24 Comanche535Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec513Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane313Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class254Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair253Mooney M-20223Bellanca 17 Viking109Aero Commander 50095Rockwell International 11476Smith AEROSTAR 60173

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga · Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain · Piper PA-24 Comanche · Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec · Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane · Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class · Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair · Mooney M-20 · Bellanca 17 Viking · Aero Commander 500

Where they are owner's state

Florida519Texas494California391Delaware238Arizona150Colorado142Georgia135Ohio129Alaska127Tennessee117

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3,407 (67%)Piston twins1,350 (27%)Turboprops319 (6%)Helicopters3 (0.1%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 1,727 with this engine series
Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain 561 with this engine series
Piper PA-24 Comanche 535 with this engine series
Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec 513 with this engine series
Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane 313 with this engine series
Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class 254 with this engine series
Cessna T206 Turbo Stationair 253 with this engine series
Mooney M-20 223 with this engine series

Where they are

Florida 519 of these aircraft
Texas 494 of these aircraft
California 391 of these aircraft
Delaware 238 of these aircraft
Arizona 150 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Central Airlines INC 20 of these aircraft
Bas Part Sales LLC 20 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 19 of these aircraft
Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC 18 of these aircraft
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 17 of these aircraft

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 5,079

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N144AS	Piper PA-31	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-04-11	Valid
N4297C	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ev Aviation LLC Elizabeth, Colorado	Standard	2026-04-11	Valid
N8982P	Piper PA-24-260	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation & Aerospace Consulting & Mgmt Svcs LLC Bullhead City, Arizona	Standard	2026-04-11	Valid
N3029L	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-04-10	Valid
N4073L	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Columbia Asset Trust CORP Trustee Wichita, Kansas	Standard	2026-04-10	Valid
N41408	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Drixhurst Six LLC Lindon, Utah	Standard	2026-04-10	Valid
N20DB	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lsn Air LLC Morrison, Colorado	Standard	2026-04-07	Valid
N443WA	Aero Commander 500-B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Central Airlines INC Leawood, Kansas	Standard	2026-04-07	Valid
N818TE	Aero Commander 500-B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Central Airlines INC Leawood, Kansas	Standard	2026-04-07	Valid
N922BS	Aero Commander 500-B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Central Airlines INC Leawood, Kansas	Standard	2026-04-07	Valid
N219D	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Makarios Synergy LLC Independence, Missouri	Standard	2026-04-06	Valid
N600FA	Smith AEROSTAR 600	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Beaver Creek Adventures LLC Bangor, Maine	Standard	2026-04-06	Valid
N65459	Cessna T206H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vitatoe Industries INC Chillicothe, Ohio	Standard	2026-04-06	Valid
N140RD	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Alpha Whiskey 3 LLC Brandon, Mississippi	Standard	2026-04-04	Valid
N154WW	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Alpha Whiskey 1 LLC Brandon, Mississippi	Standard	2026-04-04	Valid
N31PR	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Alpha Whiskey 1 LLC Brandon, Mississippi	Standard	2026-04-04	Valid
N46TD	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rockstar Air LLC Mcgregor, Texas	Standard	2026-04-04	Valid
N59906	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Alpha Whiskey 2 LLC Brandon, Mississippi	Standard	2026-04-04	Valid
N59984	Piper PA-31-310	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Alpha Whiskey 1 LLC Brandon, Mississippi	Multiple	2026-04-04	Valid
N999DA	Rockwell International 500-S	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2026-04-04	Valid
N4SG	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cp Aero LLC Missoula, Montana	Standard	2026-04-02	Valid
N54BG	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	54 Bravo Golf LLC Austin, Texas	Standard	2026-03-30	Valid
N32523	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Heeringa Consruction LLC Queen Creek, Arizona	Standard	2026-03-29	Valid
N111E	Piper PA-24-260	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2026-03-28	Valid
N7411S	Smith AEROSTAR 600	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2026-03-28	Valid
N8743E	Piper PA-32R-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2026-03-28	Valid
N9028P	Piper PA-24-260	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2026-03-28	Valid
N91126	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-03-26	Valid
N611AD	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-03-25	Valid
N398PM	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	N398Pm LLC Atlanta, Georgia	Standard	2026-03-23	Valid
N8720F	Piper PA-32R-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-03-23	Valid
N2138K	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-03-22	Valid
N27DV	Cessna T206H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas	Standard	2026-03-21	Valid
N177MA	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-03-20	Valid
N2826H	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	N2826H LLC Elizabethville, Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-03-20	Valid
N377RT	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Elevated Aviation LLC Silt, Colorado	Standard	2026-03-20	Valid
N8393X	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeroforge LLC Crystal Lake, Illinois	Standard	2026-03-20	Valid
N777ZM	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Friar Aerospace Group LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2026-03-17	Valid
N114SA	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Custom Air International LLC Homestead, Florida	Restricted	2026-03-16	Valid
N3071Y	Piper PA32-301XTC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Harrys Flying Circus LLC Tampa, Florida	Standard	2026-03-15	Valid
N430SL	Piper PA-32R-300	Fixed-wing, single engine		Standard	2026-03-15	Valid
N78GH	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Custom Air International LLC Homestead, Florida	Standard	2026-03-15	Valid
N912VM	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Above Standard Aviation INC South Lake Tahoe, California	Standard	2026-03-14	Valid
N8630N	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-03-12	Valid
N84KA	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Epix Air LLC Worthington, Minnesota	Standard	2026-03-11	Valid
N3UV	Aero Commander 500 S	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Ponderosa Aviation LLC Safford, Arizona	Standard	2026-03-10	Valid
N543JC	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Britshaw LLC Lansdale, Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-03-09	Valid
N9224Y	Piper PA 31P 350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2026-03-09	Valid
N2155J	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Slickhorns LLC Reno, Nevada	Standard	2026-03-06	Valid
N1963J	Piper PA-32-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Team Robinson Holdings LLC Denver, North Carolina	Standard	2026-03-04	Valid
N5351T	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bie Leasing LLC Hawkinsville, Georgia	Standard	2026-03-04	Valid
N601M	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-03-04	Valid
N624GT	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	True Lumen Aviation LLC Grosse Pt Shr, Michigan	Standard	2026-03-04	Valid
N991T	Cessna T206H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Peterson Air LLC Chisago City, Minnesota	Standard	2026-03-04	Valid
N12XL	Mooney M20M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aurora Aviation LLC Billings, Montana	Standard	2026-03-03	Valid
N4719W	Rockwell International 114	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ac Airgroup LLC Mckinney, Texas	Standard	2026-03-02	Valid
N8314K	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Red Dirt Retreat LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	2026-03-01	Valid
N4127K	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine		Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N62AD	Piper PA-23-250	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Hawkins Flight Academy LLC Shelbyville, Tennessee	Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N88HL	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Liberty Aero LLC Carlsbad, New Mexico	Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N469JL	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-02-27	Valid
N2125K	Mooney M20M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-24	Valid
N21899	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-23	Valid
N2470P	Cessna 182S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fisher Air LLC Cardington, Ohio	Standard	2026-02-23	Valid
N257DL	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	N T M A Holdings LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2026-02-23	Valid
N39637	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2026-02-21	Valid
N2968L	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-02-20	Valid
N4163D	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Miraza Aviation LLC Longview, Texas	Standard	2026-02-20	Valid
N4167S	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-20	Valid
N580SP	Piper PA-23-250	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Watag CORP Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2026-02-20	Valid
N828PD	Socata TB21TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-20	Valid
N3544M	Piper PA-31-325	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N9934P	Socata TB21	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N4048R	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Harris Heights LLC Tyler, Texas	Standard	2026-02-18	Valid
N9381P	Piper PA-24-260	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-18	Valid
N124KY	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mozzie Air LLC Tampa, Florida	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N15514	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N22SY	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N4004W	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Watson Worldwide LLC Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N568C	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	High Tech Aviation LLC Lubbock, Texas	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N623TC	Commander Aircraft Co 114TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N182MG	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-02-16	Valid
N56MJ	Piper PA-31-350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-02-16	Valid
N621D	Cessna T182T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Adams Consulting & Programming INC Quincy, Illinois	Standard	2026-02-16	Valid
N52394	Piper PA-31-310	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Aero Missions LLC Zeeland, Michigan	Standard	2026-02-15	Valid
N755VS	Piper PA-32-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-02-15	Valid
N187TC	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2026-02-14	Valid
N21494	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dmc Air LLC West Chester, Ohio	Standard	2026-02-14	Valid
N859AT	Mooney M20M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-14	Valid
N111DV	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-13	Valid
N113BP	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-13	Valid
N962WF	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas	Standard	2026-02-12	Valid
N195JG	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	N195Jg Aviation LLC Port Republic, New Jersey	Standard	2026-02-11	Valid
N46PW	Piper PA 46-350P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-11	Valid
N4983W	Rockwell International 114	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pappa Whiskey Victor LLC Brandon, Mississippi	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N8953P	Piper PA-24-260	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tendie Time Flying LLC San Diego, California	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N95TA	Piper PA-31-310	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N2598N	Piper PA 31P 350	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Red Tail Scholarship Foundation Tuskegee, Alabama	Standard	2026-02-09	Valid
N531A	Piper PA-32R-301T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mcs Aviation LLC Wetumpka, Alabama	Standard	2026-02-09	Valid
N60GW	Smith AEROSTAR 600	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Bangert Computer Systems INC Shawnee, Kansas	Standard	2026-02-08	Valid

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.