Menasco PIRATE C4S
10 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Menasco PIRATE C4S engine, rated at about 150 horsepower. The Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL is the model most often fitted with it (6 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1933 and 1940.
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 C4S. FAA spelling: PIRATE C4S.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL | 6 |
| Ryan Aeronautical ST-A | 2 |
| Brown RACER | 1 |
| Ryan Aeronautical STM | 1 |
Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL · Ryan Aeronautical ST-A · Brown RACER · Ryan Aeronautical STM
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Menasco PIRATE C4S the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (TC 134, 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
- Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL 6 with this engine series
- Ryan Aeronautical ST-A 2 with this engine series
- Nevada 2 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 1 of these aircraft
- Oregon 1 of these aircraft
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Simply Living LLC 1 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/menasco-pirate-c4s.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 10
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N17343 | Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17348 | Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N466WA | Ryan Aeronautical STM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2021-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7779 | Ryan Aeronautical ST-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2019-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17368 | Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2018-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17360 | Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2017-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83Y | Brown RACER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2012-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17350 | Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2012-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8146 | Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1999-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17353 | Ryan Aeronautical ST-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Creative Interiors INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 1991-04-24 | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.