Menasco PIRATE C4
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Menasco PIRATE C4 engine, rated at about 125 horsepower. The Fairchild 22 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1932 and 1975.
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 Menasco PIRATE C4. FAA spelling: PIRATE C4.
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Menasco PIRATE C4 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (TC 67, held by Menasco Manufacturing CO.). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Fairchild 22 1 with this engine series
- Pennsylvania 1 of these aircraft
- Illinois 1 of these aircraft
These connections as data: /graph/engine/menasco-pirate-c4.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N13168 | Fairchild 22 C7B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2016-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N529X | Garbrick 1928 LARK |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2008-10-23 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.