The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of November 9, 2026

Wright R-1820-71

1 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Wright R-1820-71 engine, rated at about 1200 horsepower. The Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft).

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 Wright R-1820-71. FAA spelling: R-1820-71.

Fuel: 100LL avgas.

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
California1

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles1100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

0001111970
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19701

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

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/wright-r-1820-71.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N531MC Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer
G-164C
Fixed-wing, single engine Jones Aviation INC
Biggs, California
Restricted 2013-11-04 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), November 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.